Comments on: I think I might be an insulin tart

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:49:24 +0000

Terry Ozbourne :

I would agree Alison, the patient is as much part of the team as the SDN

I think the patient should consider themselves the team leader - more than mere partner - you take advice from the professionals but then make the ultimate decisions about your own care.

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:44:33 +0000

@Terry Ozbourne You can do smileys – but you have to use a ‘-’ for the nose, not an ‘o’

By: Terry Ozbourne

Terry Ozbourne — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:17:54 +0000

Alison : @starr96 I think all insulins are good for some people, the trick is finding the one that’s best for you. Being under 18 doesn’t mean you should have to do whatever you’re told – would you feel comfortable sitting down with your Dr and telling them that you think Lantus worked better for you and that you’d like to try it again?

I would agree Alison, the patient is as much part of the team as the SDN and the doctor, just because the doctor thinks something is a better idea, doesn't mean you have to accept it, especially if you feel something works better. I'm lucky in that I have a good rapport with my team, any changes are made after a reasoned discussion and there's always a route back. Then the nurse takes me out the back, knocks seven colours out of me and I do as I'm told! ;o) PS: Where's the smileys? I'm dumb without smileys! (Dumb stupid that is!)

By: Terry Ozbourne

Terry Ozbourne — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:07:35 +0000

Lesley : I’ve given up the Humalog and downscaled to Insuman Infusat. Its as slow as Actrapid (can you imagine?!) but when you’ve got a DiaPort it doesn’t need to be any quicker. I can still bolus after a meal and not have any spikes! Mwaahahahahaha….

Erm... can you run that past me again in English Lesley... pretty please?

By: Alison

Alison — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:55:54 +0000

@starr96 I think all insulins are good for some people, the trick is finding the one that's best for you. Being under 18 doesn't mean you should have to do whatever you're told - would you feel comfortable sitting down with your Dr and telling them that you think Lantus worked better for you and that you'd like to try it again?

By: starr96

starr96 — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:45:46 +0000

I have been told Levimir is supposed to be good. Ha!. I just had my Levimir increased, so hopefully my Sugars will level out. I am not very good at persuasion so I don’t see Lantus in my near future, I am also under 18

By: Alison

Alison — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:09:52 +0000

@Tim You took the words right out of my mouth, although I’d take the approach of just telling them I intend to go back on Lantus, please, thank you, job done.

By: Tim!

Tim! — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:07:28 +0000

@starr96 Can you not ask (nay, demand!) to go back onto Lantus?

By: starr96

starr96 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:53:00 +0000

I started out with Actrapid and Protophane,then I moved and ended up changing doctors, with the change of doctors came a change of insulin,introducing Novorapid.Goodbye Protophane, Hello Lantus. I was doing well with Lantus for about 2 years when, for some insane reason, my doctor decided to put me on Levimir, since then my BSL has been all over the place!!

By: Dave

Dave — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:59:34 +0000

@Ckoei So, sort of like a kevlar unitard then? That is an image which I really didn’t need whilst sitting in a conference!