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Title: Could not do shot
Post by: sgluckadoo on February 21, 2016, 10:54:57 am

Anyone have to do self injections and just reach a point where you could not do it anymore? I had some sort of mental breakdown last night and could not do my injection.

Title: Re: Could not do shot
Post by: autumnsparklemom on February 21, 2016, 10:57:12 am

So sorry. I used to have to take victoza for diabetes. It got to where I could not take the medication anymore. Waiting until April to see if I need to do something else.

Title: Re: Could not do shot
Post by: countrygirl12 on February 21, 2016, 11:00:41 am

I do not think I could ever give myself a shot.  I just never would be able to do it.

Title: Re: Could not do shot
Post by: gaylasue on February 22, 2016, 08:30:29 am

I am so glad that I don't have to give myself shots especially every day.  I cringe at the site of a needle.  I'm not as bad as I use to be since I had to take allergy shots for five years.

Title: Re: Could not do shot
Post by: cathy37 on February 22, 2016, 04:27:50 pm

No fortunately I don't have to do self injections.  I don't know if I could do that, but I guess it I had to I would find a way.

Title: Re: Could not do shot
Post by: Penwoir on February 22, 2016, 04:43:23 pm

When I was pregnant with my oldest son, I got gestational diabetes and I had to inject myself with insulin before every meal. I thought I couldn't do it but very quickly, I got the hang of it. I even learnt, by trial and error, how to inject the needle with minimal pain. Pinch the skin lightly and don't move the needle once it's in!! Once I gave birth, my gestational diabetes went away and whilst I was free from the inconvenience of stabbing myself everyday, I got to a place of missing the excitement! Am I strange?

Title: Re: Could not do shot
Post by: pkrahmer on February 22, 2016, 05:49:10 pm

My father did it for years. I don't like the idea of giving myself injections but being a diabetic I may have to in the future. I have no doubt that if I had I could as long as the medication didn't have any severe side effects  :rainbow: :rose: :peace: :wave:

Title: Re: Could not do shot
Post by: marciaenglish on February 22, 2016, 07:13:37 pm

Thank God, I don't have to self-inject!  I really don't think I could do it!  Hope you can overcome!

Title: Re: Could not do shot
Post by: catherinedwhite on February 22, 2016, 08:11:03 pm

Ouch. Sorry to hear this. I've never had to do self injections but had to give one of my pets IV fluids for awhile. It was horrible for her.

Title: Re: Could not do shot
Post by: sak4kat on February 23, 2016, 07:37:13 am

I had to self-inject warfarin in my tummy after having found a blood clot behind my leg.  Although this was temporary it saved my life.  I thought I could never self-inject like my sister has had to do with type 1 diabetics since she was 9.  But I did it and never gave it a thought.  Of course my situation was temporary. I only had to inject for a few weeks?  Maybe it was a few months?  The time is a blur.