I have needles for my insulin too.

i have many symtoms of low bood sugar and it runs in my family . i feel the affects most during stressful times . same as my mother and sister . I was just wondering how they test you to see if you have it . i am nervous of needles and scared to go but i want a final diagnosis .

I am 19 and a type 1 diabetic, I was on my dads insurance ( through his work) but since ive turned 19 im no longer on it. i make to much money to qualify for OHP, but I am barely making enough to cover rent/food. I dont have the money to pay for it, but I only have enough for maybe a month. are there any places that offer a cheap insurance plan or anything? also what is the cheapest place to get diabetic supplies, i.e needles, teststrips.

thank you

Does anyone know how to fly with insulin and needles? I assume needles wouldn’t be allowed in a carry on and I’m not sure whether to put insulin in checked baggage, since I hear it gets pretty cold in the cargo area at altitude. Has anyone had experience flying lately and bringing your supplies?

like urine samples, or spit or dna or something please help i need to get checked but im like deathly afraid of needles!!!

my doctor wants me to have the glucose test(diabetes test) at 28 weeks….. i am not 22 weeks… do i absolutely have to have the test or can i refuse it.. im terrified of needles.. lol and i heard the drink you have to drink and hold down for an hour is horrible… also has anyone not had the test?

nooo im not used to needles bc ive only had one blood test at 6 weeks pregnant and havent had one since then..

I am looking for donations of to to help my daughter. Her and her husband are expecting their first child. My daughter is a type 1 diabetic and is in a high risk situation. They both work but only make enough for the necessaties. The medical bills are getting higher and higher. I thought there might be some people out there that would like to help with small donations. The doctors and hospital are top on the list and anything left over will be used to purchase baby supplies and extra insulin, needles, etc. My prayer is that she has a safe delivery and a healthy baby. She is doing everything the doctors ask of her…but the medical bills are staggering! I have been helping as much as I can, but even that doesn’t put the dent in the pile of bills from the doctors! Only serious donors will be given a link to paypal which is set up for her and the bills get paid directly from there.

I mean like their insulin needles or like all their equipment they need? How do they get it passed security without getting picked out and searched? Or do they carry like a doctor’s note.

I am 26 and 28 weeks preggo weighing 108 lbs on my 4th pregnancy with no prior problems in my last 3 but recently had a glucose reading of 147 not high but elevated. I had pancakes for breakfast that morning and drank a mountain dew on the way to the doctors before the 1 hour test, will that affect my results. I hate needles and do not want to go through this test if it’s not necessary, what do you think?

1st question: is the glucose tolerance test the same thing as the gestational diabetes test?
2nd question: How is the test performed as far as the blood sample? Is it just a finger poke or do they actually stick a needle in your arm and take a vial of blood? I really hate needles but I wouldn’t mind a finger poke at all.

Thanks!

I am unemployed, have no income and was wondering if you can get free insulin, needles, test strips and lancets

My dad somehow forgot to takes his insulin and the needles on his trip. He will be gone for 8 days.
What will be the side effects? He is driving. Would he be able to get insulin and needles somewhere on his trip? Please advice.

My friend is diabetic and doesn’t take care of herself. What makes it worst is that she currently has no money and is living out of motels. She has no insulin and no needles and is very sick. I don’t know what to do, but she needs supplies NOW which are cheap, or preferrably no cost. The programs i’ve researched can’t get it to her in enough time. Any hospitals ort clinics in LA county that can help her. please respond. thank you.

p.s.
i know if it gets bad i can take her to the ER but im hoping for a more long term/ less expensive solution….thanks

I have some concern that my blood sugar may be off (high or low i’m not really sure) so I had my mother-in-law who is a diabetic take my reading with her monitor. We tried 5-6 different strips on two different days on two different readers. The strips and needles were both new but it wouldn’t beep or show any results at all. The first day we did manage to get a reading of 161 but we are not sure if it’s accurate since it took a while to read, like 30-40 seconds after applying blood to strip, (she could have pushed a button or something since it still didn’t beep). We tried a lot of blood and a little bit on both of my middle fingers and my index fingers, but still nothing. She tests herself at least once a day and hasn’t had any problems. Also, my sister-in-law who had diabetes when pregnant tested herself and the results showed up immediately (she was normal).

If there is no problem with the device or any of its parts and we were doing the test correctly, why wouldn’t it read my blood sugar? I can’t find any information on this anywhere!

Thanks in advance,
Amy Lou

Im a diabetic and i lost my inscurance so im running low on my insulin and the supplies i need to take my medicene and check my sugar and i have been having to use my needles more than once in order to stretch it out because the supplies are hard for me to afford right now.