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May 03, 2012 13:14
Phil Maskell DAFNE Graduate
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust 194 posts

Anele,

Mixing insulin from 2 bottles into a single syringe with no air bubbles!

Things aren't great now, but they're alot better, DAFNE wouldn't be possible if you had to use syringes and bottles for every meal.

You had to inject once or twice a day and eat accordingly Crying or Very sad
As a child if I was hungry outside of food time it was cheese or ham, no carbs, but if I wasn't hungry at food time tough! I started home doing DAFNE when I got a NovoPen inthe early 90s Very Happy

Phil

May 03, 2012 14:17
Anele46 DAFNE Graduate
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 108 posts

Phil Maskell said:
Anele,

Mixing insulin from 2 bottles into a single syringe with no air bubbles!

Things aren't great now, but they're alot better, DAFNE wouldn't be possible if you had to use syringes and bottles for every meal.

You had to inject once or twice a day and eat accordingly Crying or Very sad
As a child if I was hungry outside of food time it was cheese or ham, no carbs, but if I wasn't hungry at food time tough! I started home doing DAFNE when I got a NovoPen inthe early 90s Very Happy

Phil



Gosh Phil, as a child you were much better controlled than my mum......she really didn't look after herself and was always in and out of hospital.
I remember her hypo treat was a bowl of melted maltesers and chocolate!!!
No chance I would have that but def nice to have a bit of chocolate (though not for a hypo, Jelly babies work much better Very Happy )
Totally agree, DAFNE would never work with usinf syringes and bottles for every meal...
The pens sure make life a lot easier Smile

Anele.

May 03, 2012 21:23
Garry DAFNE Graduate
North Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust 328 posts

1661 - came from a year of results in the on-line diary Phil.
Some time ago in another thread we recalled using glass syringes cleaned in surgical alcohol with I think 22 gauge needles which had to be soaked like the syringe before reuse and reuse and reuse and reuse.... two insulins that couldn't be mixed so it was two separate injections.
I'm glad those days have gone. Very Happy
Regards
Garry