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Wedding dresses and insulin injections

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Hi all
Awkward question : has anyone ever had to deal with the delightful combination of having to inject insulin in a wedding dress?? (haha cant think of anything classier 🙂. I have my first fitting on Friday and its just dawned on me that I'll need to deal with this issue....when I was first diagnosed I was told that arms are ok, but on a recent dafne course we were told that its a no-go area when it comes to injections. Its a fish tail dress, obviously I want to look my best so it will need to be fitted properly but I cant really go without my insulin either.....any thoughts / advice would be great!!!
thanks.
 
No thoughts cleo - only weve been told Arms are fine-use 1 every teatime in fact -Im sure others do as well how odd that were all told different things!
 
I've heard a lot of members say that they use their arms. I've only tried it a couple of times and gave up because my arms are very skinny and I found it awkward. I believe the upper arm is what is used, at the back. 🙂

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I use my arm occasionally for smaller doses of insulin.

Am trying to picture a fish tail dress for tightness on legs
 
Thats a new one on me ! When on mdi i used to do at leased 2 a day (40yrs plus). School injections are allways in arms. Who ever was doing coure needs to go back to training 😡
 
HOBIE said:
Thats a new one on me ! When on mdi i used to do at leased 2 a day (40yrs plus). School injections are allways in arms. Who ever was doing coure needs to go back to training 😡
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I've been told not to do it in my arms too but I don't listen & do it every so often
 
I never had a problem with injections in the arm, infact they were used for over 40 years with other injection sites.
 
Thanks all !!. Seems like the general consensus is the arm.....I only ever tried it once or twice - I never really mastered the technique, but I guess now is the time to start practicing 🙂
I really have no idea why we were told not to use the arms...

Lauras87 said:
Am trying to picture a fish tail dress for tightness on legs
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Laura am pasting a link to the dress so you can see what I mean, and why I dont want to be pulling the dress up and down and faffing about with injections in the thigh...

http://www.mikaellabridal.com/2012/11/08/2013-premiere-collection-style-1750/
 
aarrghhh thanks Delb! really appreciate it 🙂. I wanted something nice, simple and elegant, have spent hours at the gym and have had loads of hypos so it better all be worth it!!! 🙂
 
My friend (a t1 for 36ish years) got married a week ago and injected in her arm. Her bridesmaid also carried a "dolly bag" with all her supplies in it so she wasn't worrying about where her supplies were.

Your dress looks gorgeous 🙂
 
Hi Cleo, when I got married I had this problem! I had a huge wedding dress with a full skirt and didn't want to use my arms because I find it uncomfortable injecting there. I sat on the floor and bunched my skirt up with one hand and injected into my thigh with the other. But because I couldn't see over the dress I had my bridesmaid tell me when the needle was in! It would probably be awkward in a fishtail dress but I'm sure you'll find a way 🙂
 
Absolutely beautiful dress Cleo!

Just last week on my carb counting course they said arms were OK. If you have to do it in the back of the arm could you get someone else to do it for you?
 
Absolutely gorg dress.
I got married nearly 3 years ago. I was lucky enough to have my dad there and he was a male nurse around 45-50 years ago. But he injected in my arm. He had it done on seconds. Other than that it would have been very awkward indeed.
Noelle
 
Your dress is stunning! 🙂

I got married before I was diagnosed so didn't have this problem but would definitely inject my arm if I was wearing the dress that you will be. I don't inject my arms very often but now and then I do, usually when wearing a dress. My brother injected his arms for years but was told last year by a new consultant that he should never inject his arms - I don't think he was given a reason though.
 
thanks all for your lovely comments about the dress and on the tips re injecting - Lauren : I am impressed with your very creative approach!, "you gotta do what you gotta do" right? 🙂

I will def do the deed in my arm, I think that makes the most sense. I'll need someone to 'pinch' the skin though so that will either be my partner, bridesmaids or good ol' reliable mum !

Great to have a forum like this where you can post random questions and get valuable feedback!. 🙂

C x
 
Lovely dress, Cleo. Your own wedding is probably one time that my approach as a wedding guest of wearing either a trouser suit or long kilt and top isn't appropriate.

How about hitching up your dress when seated and injecting into thighs (or even calf - I know it's not a recommended site, but it will be only 1 or 2 injections)? Then make sure the blood stops before dropping hem.
 
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