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Hi my name is Simon, I have been type 2 for 15 years, on tablets, I have just come back from my referral and I now need insulin injections, im so scared, I don't know what to expect im afraid of hypos, can I go on holiday? Feeling really shocked and down
 
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Welcome.
I am not Insulin but thoose that are will be along soon I am sure. Many say it was the best thing they had done.
 
Thank you very much for your reply its nice to know there is someone out there who understands what im going through.
 
I'm not on insulin either, @Ingressus, but I wish you well and I feel sure that the others who are on insulin will be along and be able to reassure you. This is a great place for support and encouragement 🙂
 
Welcome, I am fairly new and having my first review today, I am on Metformin not insulin, but I understand why you must be scared, as that is my dread that I will end up on insulin.
 
Well if you need em you need em - and OK it's right toi be scared of hypos - but why do you think you'll automatically be getting them, or getting them badly enough to need emergency treatments?

When your insulin treatment is initiated, this is calculated on all sorts of things especially your medical history, blood glucose readings and body weight - and will be started on a lower dose to begin with followed by very regular and often reviews, until your BG testing results get back to more normal levels - they don't throw mega amounts at it to start with or we'd all constantly be in ambulances, and we're most certainly not.

The aim is to stabilise BG readings for as long as possible every single day of our lives, and it ain't going to happen instantly. Our hands should be held (so to speak) almost every step of the way till we get there or thereabouts - quite likely a lot more NHS involvement than you have so far ever experienced!

And anyway - WE will also 'hold your hand' as you wade through it, too.

When is the insulin going to be initiated and who is doing this - nurse at your docs, the hospital D clinic, where?
 
Hi Simon, I was diagnosed 9 months ago and managed to avoid injections for a month... simply because I was Soooo Scared I would do get something wrong and then have a Hypo or.... my mind just couldn't comprehend that I had to do it.

But in reality none of that happened. With the help of people on here I got my courage up, and took the plunge.
I start off with a really small injection just to get it over and done with.
I take it you've been given some idea of how much and when to inject?
 
Hi Jenny thanks for your post it really helped i was shown today and was asked to do it i was terrified i just could do it i dont know what i think would happen its just a shock i know im going to have to deal with the injections start on 21st this month at a clinic, i have been loosing a lot of weight im a nation sales manager on the road i know i dont eat regularly problem is i start the morning on 13 then starve all day, god im going on just a bad day. Thanks anyway guess im not alone
 
zx10pilot said:
Hi Simon, I was diagnosed 9 months ago and managed to avoid injections for a month... simply because I was Soooo Scared I would do get something wrong and then have a Hypo or.... my mind just couldn't comprehend that I had to do it.

Thanks im in the same boat did you feel better?

But in reality none of that happened. With the help of people on here I got my courage up, and took the plunge.
I start off with a really small injection just to get it over and done with.
I take it you've been given some idea of how much and when to inject?
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Ingressus said:
Hi my name is Simon, I have been type 2 for 15 years, on tablets, I have just come back from my referral and I now need insulin injections, im so scared, I don't know what to expect im afraid of hypos, can I go on holiday? Feeling really shocked and down
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Hi, and welcome to the forum!
When I first discovered I had to go onto insulin, I was utterly terrified. I was also scared of hypos, and travel is a huge part of my life, so I was also worried about no longer being able to do this.
However, going on to insulin changed my life for the better. It's initially a massive learning curve, but it will soon become part of your life, you will have much more control over your BGs and what you can eat, plus if you are waking up everyday at 13 mmol, insulin will help with this and make you feel a lot better. Hypos can be a bit scary at first, but you will get to know how your body feels, and how to react for them.
I've travelled quite a lot since insulin, and whilst it has taken a bit more ore planning than previously, it's been pretty smooth really.
You'll be fine 🙂
The support on here is pretty amazing, so ask lots of questions when you need too 🙂
 
Hello Ingressus, welcome to the forum. I don't think you should panic but that's easy for me to say. Everybody should be like my daft sister, she's so laid back about her D that's it's ridiculous. Her six year old g'daughter thinks it's great fun to inject her. 😱
 
Hi Viki, thanks for you message and support it really helped me try to put things in prospective very kind
 
zx10pilot said:
Hi Simon, I was diagnosed 9 months ago and managed to avoid injections for a month... simply because I was Soooo Scared I would do get something wrong and then have a Hypo or.... my mind just couldn't comprehend that I had to do it.

Thanks im in the same boat , it has reassured me not that i have a choice my head is in the same place but im not alone although at this stage i feel it

But in reality none of that happened. With the help of people on here I got my courage up, and took the plunge.
I start off with a really small injection just to get it over and done with.
I take it you've been given some idea of how much and when to inject?
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Ingressus, after a emergency GP appointment on Thursday evening last week I was rushed into hospital with suspected type one diabetes. ( after my not so good GP decided that I could wait 2 weeks for a appointment to see him despite me telling him my symptoms!) and by the Friday I had a diabetic nurse in hoisptal putting a insulin pen in my hand saying do this to that. Along with you I was terrified. Also added to that I'm not the best with needles!!
But after going back to outpatients diabetic clinic yesterday at Maidstone hoisptal and having one of the nice nurses explain everything to me within a hour I felt much more confident and able to manage my BG. Have you got anybody you could talk to?

Hang in there buddy, it will get easier....🙂
 
Hi . Going on insulin is scarey at first. I've been on insulin for a year now and to be honest, it was the best thing for me. My BG levels have come down a lot. I have had a few hypo's as others here have, the vast majority of them are easily managed by eating a few jelly babies, a small swig , two of juice, glucose tabs etc . You will learn the symptoms that your body uses to tell you, "hey I'm being starved here do something about it now".
And Jenny (post 8) is right in all what she has said.
They're are a few things your not allowed to do when on insulin, going away on holiday is not one of them.
 
SonSam said:
Ingressus, after a emergency GP appointment on Thursday evening last week I was rushed into hospital with suspected type one diabetes. ( after my not so good GP decided that I could wait 2 weeks for a appointment to see him despite me telling him my symptoms!) and by the Friday I had a diabetic nurse in hoisptal putting a insulin pen in my hand saying do this to that. Along with you I was terrified. Also added to that I'm not the best with needles!!
But after going back to outpatients diabetic clinic yesterday at Maidstone hoisptal and having one of the nice nurses explain everything to me within a hour I felt much more confident and able to manage my BG. Have you got anybody you could talk to?

Hang in there buddy, it will get easier....🙂
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Hi Sam thanks, i tell you what there are some brave people on here including yourself, i guess its the fear of the unknown, i went to the specialists it was like i was i was shown what to do but expected to know guess the nurse sees that many it just seems normal to her, form it was the end of my world i just think and i know its silly, that the moment i inject myself il drop to the floor in a coma, couldn't do it now d day is the 21st i know im being stupid but i feel sick at the thought, i have talked to my wife she is worse than me loll thanks for your support mate
 
Ljc said:
Hi . Going on insulin is scarey at first. I've been on insulin for a year now and to be honest, it was the best thing for me. My BG levels have come down a lot. I have had a few hypo's as others here have, the vast majority of them are easily managed by eating a few jelly babies, a small swig , two of juice, glucose tabs etc . You will learn the symptoms that your body uses to tell you, "hey I'm being starved here do something about it now".
And Jenny (post 8) is right in all what she has said.
They're are a few things your not allowed to do when on insulin, going away on holiday is not one of them.[/QUOTE

Hi Lin thanks for the message, i think its the hypos or the thought of them scares me most, what other things carnt i do? I carnt control my BG i wake up in the morning at 13 so i carnt have anything to eat all day in the evening when i am about 7 i eat and back in the same boat. Just dont know what to do lost lots of weight
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