Given that I’m the biggest coward...the biggest crybaby...on earth I don’t see why most insulin users can’t inject themselves.
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Now take your 1 shot experience and apply it to my grandaughter diagnosed as type 1 at 9 years old.
6-8 fingerpricks a day to test sugar level
insulin shot at every meal
between meal shots for correction if sugars are high
1 shot of long lasting basal insulin twice a day to cover between meal shots.
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thats 6-8 finger pricks
average of 5-8 insulin shots a day
*yes she injects herself*
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7 days a week, 365 days a year .. she’s 9, there are infants diagnosed and parents have to follow the regimen to keep them out of the hospital and alive.
YOu hit the nail on the head. Sanofi is also working with the FDA to start trials for those under 18 as the drug is only approved for those over 18. AFrezza doesn’t eliminate all finger sticks or basal insulin but like you said, no one likes to repetitively stick themselves if they don’t have to. I would think many diabetics would love to find a way to reduce their pricking and sticking.