Diabetes Talking

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If you can perfect that technique for work, send some tips to me… think I’ll be doing Temp jobs until I can land a good job in Boston. Boy, won’t that be fun :-/ Meg

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I noticed that when we refrigerate the insulin it hurts more than at room temp. Also I pick a fatty spot on my daughter (not many of those) and give it a pinch as I’m inserting the needle in the center of the pinch and I think the pinch gives her more to complain about. Isn’t it just wonderful to be the instument of such pain to our children !

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| | I noticed that when we refrigerate the insulin it hurts more than at room | temp. Also I pick a fatty spot on my daughter (not many of those) and give | it a pinch as I’m inserting the needle in the center of the pinch and I | think the pinch gives her more to complain about. Isn’t it just wonderful | to be the instument of such pain to our children ! It is true that chilled insulin causes more discomfort. What you may do (as I do) is to gently roll the syringe between your thumb and fingers as an effort to slightly warm the insulin. This came from my CDE. Also, pinching up the skin is the method taught to me in order to inject. This puts the insulin in the subcutaneous layer and not in any muscle. Also, when considering the pain, consider the alternative, and try not to beat yourself up too much over it. — God put me on Earth to accomplish a certain number of things. Right now, I am so far behind, I will never die.

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Why are you putting the insulin in the frig? It is fine at room temp for quite some time. The only time we put it in the frig is when my husband doesn’t anticipate using it for a while (i.e. weeks/months). This hasn’t happened in a year tho! Renee Roberts P.S. Let her choose the site. It may hurt less. She may also be getting old enough to start putting the needle in herself, and you pushing the plunger. Just a few ideas.

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: Doesn’t sound too strange to me.  The breathing acts as a tool of : concentration.  If she’s concentrating on something else, it’ll be much : easier to not notice the prick of the needle and the pressure as the insulin : is injected. Just don’t go so far as to ignore real pain, i.e. stabbing a nerve or blood vessel or muscle. Pain is there for a reason. Ignoring the prick of the needle and possibly the pressure of the bolus is probably the only pain you would want to ignore. Like someone else posted, a needle that hurts everywhere is probably dull. For a child that’s not a very good idea, overusing needles I mean. Tim Myers —  Tim Myers                                   Toli the Curious  University of Nebraska-Lincoln              Shire of Mag Mor

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Doesn’t sound too strange to me.  The breathing acts as a tool of concentration.  If she’s concentrating on something else, it’ll be much easier to not notice the prick of the needle and the pressure as the insulin is injected. *grin* I have to admit though… the picture of a 3 year old girl doing lamazz exercizes is rather fun  I tend to just take a few deep breaths when it’s painful… yoga my sophomore year was great for teaching me how to meditate and ignore outside influences

I used to use meditation/concentration to ignore headaches, and by the time I was diagnosed I found that I could block away minor pain fairly easily. When I started taking my shots, I found that when I told myself that it would not hurt, the pain would be lessened.  On those days, however, when I just don’t believe what my mind is telling me, the concentration technique allows me to send part of my mind on vacation while the rest routinely goes about its business.  (Now if I could only perfect that for work! *grin*)   *            Larry Komro           * Louie’s Thought of the Day, #103: *   *               a.k.a.             *                                   *   *                  __              * Mind-over-matter can be a very    *   *             __/_/          //  * powerful tool, however, with      *   *              __/  ___    ’ _     * undiagnosed diabetes, trying to   *   *                                  * from the start.                   *   * Insanity isn’t just a job;       *                                   *   *           It’s an adventure!     *                                   *

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Easing pain of insulin for child My 3-yr old daughter gets 3 injections daily. We’ve discovered that she can lessen the pain by using the same breathing exercises my wife used during labor. It works even better if the person injecting her breathes along with her, as a coach. Strange, but true. Philip Luber

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Doesn’t sound too strange to me.  The breathing acts as a tool of concentration.  If she’s concentrating on something else, it’ll be much easier to not notice the prick of the needle and the pressure as the insulin is injected. *grin* I have to admit though… the picture of a 3 year old girl doing lamazz exercizes is rather fun  I tend to just take a few deep breaths when it’s painful… yoga my sophomore year was great for teaching me how to meditate and ignore outside influences Meg

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