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[shortcake]

hi i'm a 48 year old woman not newly diagnosed but newly prescribed insulin still feeling a bit overwelmed

 

[Steff]

hi there shortcake welcome to the forum , hoe come you went onto insulin was the pills not working ?? nice you have found us we are all a good bunch x

 

[insulinaddict09]

hi i'm a 48 year old woman not newly diagnosed but newly prescribed insulin still feeling a bit overwelmed

Hello and Welcome to the forum Shortcake 🙂 anything you want to know just ask , someone will be able to help or advise you 🙂 I'm a type 1 on Insulin ... you will get used to Insulin , it just takes a little while , try not to worry about it too much🙂🙂

 

[HelenP]

Hi Shortcake and welcome to the forum. I don't know anything about Insulin, but there are people on here who are always willing and able to answer your questions.

xx

 

[Northerner]

Hi shortcake, welcome to the forum!🙂 Insulin isn't so bad - if you have any questions, please speak up!🙂

 

[rossi_mac]

Welcome aboard, there's a lot to take onboard, so feel free to ask away there will be someone here with an answer!!

 

[aymes]

hi i'm a 48 year old woman not newly diagnosed but newly prescribed insulin still feeling a bit overwelmed

I shortcake and welcome to the forum. Going on insulin can be quite overwheming at first but I'm sure soon it will just seem like a normal part of your life. What insulin(s) are you on?

 

[sasha1]

Hi Shortcake ...

Welcome to the forum .. The large extended family ..

Heidi
xx🙂

 

[Sugarbum]

Hi Shortcake!

Nice to have you on the forum, a warm welcome. Starting insulin is hard work. If there is anything we can do to help just ask.

All the best,
Lou xx

 

[shortcake]

i have to take Lantus in the morning and metformin twice a day [when i remember] i still struggle with being diabetic i was always so strong now i feel as if my body has some how let me down. there have ben times when i decided i wasn't diabetic and stopped taking anything, not a clever thing to do. you all seem so together how did you come to terms with it all? everytime i get a cut or something i'm scared it might form an ulcer it's all so scary. my doctor not a lot of help.

 

[Northerner]

i have to take Lantus in the morning and metformin twice a day [when i remember] i still struggle with being diabetic i was always so strong now i feel as if my body has some how let me down. there have ben times when i decided i wasn't diabetic and stopped taking anything, not a clever thing to do. you all seem so together how did you come to terms with it all? everytime i get a cut or something i'm scared it might form an ulcer it's all so scary. my doctor not a lot of help.

Shortcake, it's not great when your doctor's not very supportive. CAn you get an appointment with a DSN (diabetes specialist nurse)? They tend to be a lot more knowledgeable and constructive with their support.

The best thing to do to keep those fears at bay is to work hard and keep your levels under control - it's the high levels that make healing difficult and prone to problems. I felt the opposite to you actually, I felt I had let my body down by not looking after it as best I could, so I've always felt since that I really need to pay more attention to it!🙂

We might all seem 'together', but we all have our moments and periods of doubt and depression, so don't feel that you are alone there - just pipe up and we'll do the best we can to lend a listening ear.🙂