I have gestational diabetes and if my sugar levels do not go down within a week I will have to go on insulin shots.Are they painful?Where do you give yourself the shot?I am getting really scared!I hate needles and am having a hard enough time pricking myself 4 times a day to test my blood sugar!
2006-12-14 09:03:24 · 6 answers · asked by mama of 2 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
Gestational diabetes does generally imply that you will need to take injections of insulin - typically four times daily. The needles presently in use hurt considerably less than pricking yourself to check your glucose. In fact the 'stick' of a 31 gauge needle is barely detectable. It is a sensation so minor that if someone poked you when you were not watching you would scarcely notice. The insulins available today have never been better. They are available in a FlexPen system which makes carrying and administering the insulin rather simple. I am sorry to hear that you have gestational diabetes but I will reassure you that this should be relatively easily managed with little to no discomfort. I wish you and your baby to be the very best of health.
2006-12-14 09:35:01 · answer #1 · answered by john e russo md facm faafp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-09-14 19:46:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is no big deal. The needle sticks hurt less than the finger pricks!!! Just get a good Diabetes Educator to show you the correct way to do it and do not be afraid to ask lots of questions. For me the soft skin areas where I can pinch at least an inch are the easiest places to take the shots.
2006-12-14 16:48:39 · answer #3 · answered by dstyr 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was scared to go on insulin too, as I imagine everyone was. The shots don't hurt at all though. They can be given in your abdomen, thighs, arms, and butt. I typically prefer thighs and abdomen. The needles are very short and very thin. I agree that it hurts less than a fingerstick. Sometimes you just need to get over seeing the needle though. Before I injected the first time I looked at the needle a sec, then just set it against my skin, then gave it a little shove, and it was in before I knew it.
2006-12-14 14:57:44 · answer #4 · answered by blondy2061h 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My wife is a type one diabetic who originally was a gestational diabetic, don't worry it didn't reappear for 30 years. She shots in her thighs and abdomen, occasionally her arms. The needles are ultra fine and there is little pain.
2006-12-14 09:07:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't be scared. Our diabetic kitty cat has to endure shots twice a day in the scruff of her neck and handles it like a princess.
2006-12-14 09:12:11 · answer #6 · answered by Bunny Lebowski 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋