I have always wondered why some people can take metformin (with no gastro side effects), and others have to LIVE IN THE BATHROOM.

I never could go out anywhere while I took that stuff.

Lantus literally gave me back my life.

No one likes to give themselves a shot of anything, this I know.

I will never forget the first time my doctor tried to show me how to use Lantus.

He got a sample of the vial, he got a clean syringe and he went through the steps (of course, not injecting me, this was BEFORE I was able to give myself a shot), This was an instructional lesson in my primary care guy's office.

He told me "Let's get you off of all this oral crap and on something that's good".

I said" "Well, show me how I can give myself an injection"

He said "here, it's very simple, and then he took the vial, took an alcohol swab, swabbed the top of the vial (telling me, now it's ready).

The he took the tip off the syringe, pressed the plunger in the vial and pressed it all the way down, to get any air out of the it,, turned the vial upside down, pulled back the syring, putting 10 units in the syringe, and took out the syringe, and looked at me and said:

"See how simple, now you do it".

I looked at him, burst out laughing and said: "HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND, I COULDN'T POSSIBLY DO WHAT YOU JUST DID, ....AND HOW MANY STEPS DID THIS TAKE YOU?????"

He calmly did it again. I couldn't get it for the life of me.

I then took the prescription for the Lantus, some syringes, went home, got it filled, went online to lantus.com, and watched their video (over and over), until I got the steps right. I wrote down the steps and followed them religiously every single day.

Then exactly one week later I enrolled in the Accord program and it's been 4 years.

I could give myself an injection blindfolded. It took me about a week before I realized it's like riding a bike. Once you do this every day, you don't forget it.

Now those Star pen thingees, well, I went to a seminar on those things.

After viewing the demo, I said "forget it, it's easier to give myself a shot".

The lady kept priming it, and changing the barrel (or some such thing).

I know me. Giving myself a shot with the syringe is easier. I've done it so many times, it's nothing.

But I'll never forget telling my doctor "Are you crazy, I can't do this".

lol Melody

Spending an entire movie I paid 9 dollars to see in a public restroom with Diaharea - good times

Running out of my class of middle school students only to find the staff bathroom occupied and having to sprint with clenched cheeks to the nearest restroom - not fun

Pulling out my pen needle, screwing the top on and dialing the base to "10"
sticking my self and pressing a button. - Easy as pie!

The lantus I use is in a pen needle not a syringe and vial. I just screw the pen needle top on, dial the base to the exact dosage, insert needle and press button. It is so easy.

lol

Your pen needle thingee is different (Obviously), then the one I saw a demo of. And this was about 3 years ago. I believe it was called the Lantus solo something or other.

The lady stood there in front of the room talking to 3 of us. The other two hadn't even began taking insulin yet, but I was an old pro at the time.

You should have seen the expression on these ladies' faces. they were in their 60's and 70's and NONE of us understood what the lady was doing. She kept telling us to prime the barrel, and change the pin, etc.

I just gave up.

undoubtedly, they have come up with an easier pen thing.

My goal, however, is go off of insulin altogether. of course, I have to weigh about 120 lbs to do this, AND I DON'T THINK THAT CAN EVER HAPPEN.

Not in this lifetime.

I don't look what I weigh. I look 50 lbs lighter. It's amazing and no one understand this. Not my doctors at Cornell, not my primary care (and he's a bodybuilder), so he knows about muscle mass, weight distribution, etc.

I wear a woman's size 12. I look perfect normal, but I weigh 50 more lbs than I should.

maybe it's good for my bones?? They are very strong.

At least something's good about my body.

lol

Melody

Melody

I think you are going to reach your goal.

I am very encouraged by you. Thanks for being here for me and the rest.

I am doing good finally got my meter to work.

It was being a pain, at least the nurse had problems too. ANd didn't think
I was a nit wit.

Donna

Donna:

Let's keep encouraging each other. Us gals have to stick together.

Take care,

Melody

Melody

I totally agree we need to keep encouraging each other.

Right now I really can use this. My diet is not what it should be
and I am very much aware of that. I go to the regional diabetes
center tomorrow. Hoping I can really pull myself to do what is
best

Donna

Today I had a Diabetes training. I think it went very well.

Donna