Do you test/inject in public?

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Permalink Reply by Mommy and the monkeys on January 30, 2009 at 6:41pm

right then and there, if I go hide, and I pass out - who is going to save me? You have diabetes, you have nothing to hide and shouldn't be ashamed of diabetes.

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Permalink Reply by Lois La Rose on January 30, 2009 at 6:50pm

Cynthia:

Right! I only turned away because I am ashamed of my body and don't want people watching me expose my belly!

Lois La Rose
Milwaukee, WI

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Permalink Reply by Sweeter on January 31, 2009 at 6:17am

I feel the same way about my stomach!

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Permalink Reply by Sweeter on January 31, 2009 at 6:11am

Good point about the passing out. I never thought about that.

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Permalink Reply by Lois La Rose on January 30, 2009 at 6:49pm

Sweeter:

I test whenever and wherever I want. To give myself a bolus is even easier and some even question me about it since I am a pump wearer and they don't know what I am doing. But I used to sort of turn away when I was on the pen. Never a syringe.

Lois La Rose
Milwaukee, WI

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Permalink Reply by Sweeter on January 31, 2009 at 6:17am

One reason I asked this was that I have never seen anyone test or inject in public. Either I'm never around any other diabetics (seems unlikely) or people test/inject very discreetly or not at all in public. I try to do both very discreetly but am more comfy with testing in public. I inject into my stomach and I don't want anyone to see that.

My mom knew someone who would inject into his leg right through his clothes. I don't know if that's something worth trying? I just would feel weird about not wiping the area with an alcohol swab first.

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Permalink Reply by David on January 31, 2009 at 6:32am

I'm on a pump now, but i tried to be discreet when i was doing MDIs. I would inject through my shirt without having to expose myself. it dulles the needle and you have to change more often, but then we're only supposed to use needles once.....right?

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Permalink Reply by Kristy on January 31, 2009 at 7:17pm

We're only supposed to use needles once?? LOL ..I use a pen and put a new needle on a new pen and use that needle until the insulin is gone..I might change if it becomes necessary to get the hammer out just to get the needle to penetrate my skin. To answer the original question though..Sweeter I just inject where I am but try to be discreet..I don't need to expose my whole stomach to inject and I don't always swab with alcohol.. I think that's why I like the pens..they make it easier to be discreet..

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Permalink Reply by Nicole Hockenberry on January 31, 2009 at 6:57am

I will do both in public but try to be discreet when taking my insulin. I do not have a medical alert bracelet should someone question what Im doing, hence why I tend to be discreet. When out to eat I will take my insulin right there at the table. Otherwise, I do make a point to let someone know where I am should I be too long, or I take them with me. If Im alone, well then thats the chance we all take.

To test through your clothes does not seem to be a good plan as you could transfer fabric into the syringe which would then enter your body when you inject and could cause an infection. Im not sure that theory is correct, but thats my thinking.

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Permalink Reply by David on January 31, 2009 at 2:57pm

Dr. Bernstein talks about injecting through clothing in his book, Diabetes Solutions. I"ve
been doing it for years after reading that and never had a problem. I won't go though heavy material, but thin shirts or slacks, no problem.

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Permalink Reply by Paige on January 31, 2009 at 3:58pm

I just do it wherever I am if I need or want to test. Why not?

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Permalink Reply by Kathy on January 31, 2009 at 4:28pm

Yes I do it wherever I am. And if I don't make a big deal about it, nobody usually notices.

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