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Yet more hassles

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As if I have not got enough stress already, went to Boots to collect my son's new insulin and pen.

No. 1. Insulin not in! (Prescription left with GP Wednesday, Boots received it Friday, still no insulin despite daily deliveries).

No. 2. Wrong colour pen. Specified which colour as it will mean two identical pens, so two the same colour could prove disasterous. Luckily I had the sense to check before I took the items away despite the prescription stating the colour we wanted, they had the other one!

So, at the moment we can't even start on this new regime. They hope the insulin will be in by lunchtime tomorrow and the pen by 3.30pm, but no guarantee.

So if he does go into hospital tomorrow, I guess I will just have to take what we do have. If they want him to start the new regime, maybe they will provide it all.

Ho hum!!!
 
I would imagine that, if he does go in, then they will provide all the necessary rather than having to rely on your own supplies. When I was in hospital they hooked me up to a lantus pump on a drip stand and injected me before meals using syringes. Hoping all goes well, keeping fingers crossed that this will be a turning point for all of you. I liked Marc's suggestion of it being like a lottery, and each risk you take buys you extra tickets to future complications, prizes you really don't want to win - I think that illustrates it very well.
 
Yes I haven't got round to thanking Marc yet for his input, but I remember once before he wrote an excellent post for me, giving me another way of looking at things. It really is good to get other peoples' perspectives, because I do 100% appreciate I don't have diabetes, so I can't really know what it's like to live with it, just be on the fringes and dealing with the fall-out.

My son is in a foul mood today, though luckily for me he is at work for 8 hours so I don't have to put up with it :O I am sure reality is starting to kick in. He has had a bit of time to reflect on things. Going to be a very interesting 24 hours I think! Oh well, I will keep on smiling, things could be far worse!
 
Northerner said:
I would imagine that, if he does go in, then they will provide all the necessary rather than having to rely on your own supplies. When I was in hospital they hooked me up to a lantus pump on a drip stand and injected me before meals using syringes. Hoping all goes well, keeping fingers crossed that this will be a turning point for all of you. I liked Marc's suggestion of it being like a lottery, and each risk you take buys you extra tickets to future complications, prizes you really don't want to win - I think that illustrates it very well.
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I bet they didn't have you on a pump with lantus 😱 It can't be done.
 
Pumper_Sue said:
I bet they didn't have you on a pump with lantus 😱 It can't be done.
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Thinking about it, I guess you are right! Always had it fixed in my mind that it was lantus for some reason :confused:

It was one of these:

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Northerner said:
Thinking about it, I guess you are right! Always had it fixed in my mind that it was lantus for some reason :confused:

It was one of these:

infusion_pump_syringe_pump_insulin.jpg
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I think you will find that you were on a sliding scale so using quick acting insulin with the staff having their brains to bolus by syringe for a meal instead of having to play catch up all the time. 🙂
 
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That's exactly what it is, a sliding scale ! With the giant syringe at the top and the tubing from it to your whatyamacallit in your arm/vein.
 
trophywench said:
That's exactly what it is, a sliding scale ! With the giant syringe at the top and the tubing from it to your whatyamacallit in your arm/vein.
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Must admit I took a 2nd look at the syringe 😱 We use that size on cattle, not that I'm calling Alan a cow or anything of the sort lol :D
 
That picture brought back memories of a consultant asking 'why aren't you moving around more?'

Err, tubing and 6ft of Electrical lead really didn't allow for much of a stroll!

But I didn't manage to talk the midwives into showing me how to take the syringe off and on, so that I didn't have to buzz every time I want to go to the loo!
 
Ellie Jones said:
That picture brought back memories of a consultant asking 'why aren't you moving around more?'

Err, tubing and 6ft of Electrical lead really didn't allow for much of a stroll!

But I didn't manage to talk the midwives into showing me how to take the syringe off and on, so that I didn't have to buzz every time I want to go to the loo!
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I used to wheel it along with me 🙂
 
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