and BIGGER needles!!! And other Assorted Stuff
Okay. I went to the Endo yesterday and she upped me to 10 pen. I have been
so lax lately with my 5 pen that i don’t remember my shots and have gone
days without taking it. Well, of course today i have had nausea. But i
talked with her and she told me…that it was my body, that if i wasn’t
going to take care of it, she had other patients she could see that were
interested in helping themselves. OUCH! Well, i’ve thought about it and
she is absolutely right. It was just the butt kickin’ in needed to get into
gear and take care of ME.
Well, do you remember about 2 months ago or something like that, there was a
thread where someone said that when they used LONGER needles the spit seemed
to work better? Well…I thought since i’m going to be trying harder, i’ll
just ask for the bigger needles as well and get the most benefit…. This
morning, when i got ready for my first 10 shot…I got the needle out and
opened it up and OMG! It looked huge! but i thought well if it’s going to
make it work better…I swabbed my tummy with alcohol ( that’s a whole
‘nother issue) and barely inserted the tip of the needle. OW!!!!!! It hurt!
So i took it off, threw it in the trash and got my comfy 31 gauge
needle….LOL….What a Wimp!!!! Now, what i want to know…Is anyone have
better results from the 29 gauge? If they are, i’ll try it again…If not,
i’m sticking with the 31.
Also, I bought some sea bands. With the first 10 shot this morning, i
thought i felt just a twinge of nausea. Tonight, I was really nauseated and
finally gave up and took a phenergan which i hate to do because they make me
feel so "loopy". Does anyone else notice more nausea in the evenings?
Could it be that there was more FAT in my meal? Although for lunch i had a
cheeseburger and 4 tater tots, and for supper i had a pot pie. Not very
diet conscious today was i? But i am keeping a food journal now and i think
it is going to help because i felt bad about have to write down what i ate.
Maybe it will be an incentive to stay on track. For the people who count
carbs here, what is your carb limit for the day? The dietician told me 1450
calories and 100+ carbs. That is WAY too many carbs for me. Well, i’ve
rambled, but i hope to here from y’all….I’ll keep you posted if i’m able
December 29th, 2006 at 1:31 am
On 5/3/07, Demetria-Beth wrote:
<< For the people who count carbs here, what is your carb limit for the
day? The dietician told me 1450 calories and 100+ carbs. That is WAY too
many carbs for me. >>
*It is great that you are trying to get back on track. I am eating around
1350 calories a day, about 100 carbs. about 75 g of protein, and a minimum
of 25 g fiber. 120 oz is my minimum water intake.*
December 29th, 2006 at 6:29 pm
Hi Nita,
I’m always trying to increase my fiber without increasing the carbs too
much…how do you get your 25 grams of carbs usually?
Thanks,
Denise
December 30th, 2006 at 12:59 pm
I like Fiber One cereal. It looks sort of like twigs, but I make a
trail mix with about half cup of fiber one and a handful of peanuts or
other nuts, sometimes dried blueberries too. I rarely eat yogurt, but
I imagine it would be good on top of yogurt.
Fiber One has 14g of fiber per half cup and 0g sugar and only 1g fat.
Their website has info on other fiber sources too. www.fiberone.com
Stefanie
December 31st, 2006 at 12:49 am
<< I’m always trying to increase my fiber without increasing the
carbs too much…how do you get your 25 grams of carbs usually? >>
My husband likes the Fiber One cereal (twigs). I am not much of a cereal eater.
The Nature’s Own Double Fiber Wheat Bread has 5 g of fiber a slice -
and only 40 calories. So a turkey sandwich for lunch or PB sandwich
gives me 10 g in one meal. A cup of steamed broccoli has 4 g and I
usually eat a cup every night with my dinner. I eat nuts for either
my morning or afternoon snack - or both. Although nuts are high in
calories, the omega-3’s and fiber still make it a good choice. I
normally eat an ounce a day. I add Fibersure (inulin) to things - 1
tsp has 5 g of fiber. It is grit-free and doesn’t thicken or add
flavor to food. It is a natural vegetable fiber and you can bake
with it and add it to just about anything. Twice a day I add the
Crystal Light White Tea/Blueberry Flavor to my bottled water. I also
add a tsp of the Fibersure - can’t taste it - no flavor - no texture.
doing that twice a day gives me 10 more grams. You can add it to
January 2nd, 2007 at 10:08 am
Sometimes, a kick in the butt is what we need. The endo is right, not only is
it our bodies, but it is the ONLY one we get (at least for now).
I was told 90 carbs a day. If you split them up to 30 per meal or even lower
to accomdadate the two small snacks most folks try to have, that really isn’t a
lot for the day, especially if you try to eat according to the food pyramid.
Since a piece of fruit typically has 15 carbs, a slice of bread 18 carbs, you
can see how quickly that can add up.
Keeping a food diary is the perfect way to make sure you are reaching your
goals. it really opened my eyes!
Good Luck!
Melodie
Well, do you remember about 2 months ago or something like that, there was a
thread where someone said that when they used LONGER needles the spit seemed
to work better? Well…I thought since i’m going to be trying harder, i’ll
just ask for the bigger needles as well and get the most benefit…. This
morning, when i got ready for my first 10 shot…I got the needle out and
opened it up and OMG! It looked huge! but i thought well if it’s going to
make it work better…I swabbed my tummy with alcohol ( that’s a whole
‘nother issue) and barely inserted the tip of the needle. OW!!!!!! It hurt!
So i took it off, threw it in the trash and got my comfy 31 gauge
needle….LOL….What a Wimp!!!! Now, what i want to know…Is anyone have
better results from the 29 gauge? If they are, i’ll try it again…If not,
i’m sticking with the 31.
Also, I bought some sea bands. With the first 10 shot this morning, i
thought i felt just a twinge of nausea. Tonight, I was really nauseated and
finally gave up and took a phenergan which i hate to do because they make me
feel so "loopy". Does anyone else notice more nausea in the evenings?
Could it be that there was more FAT in my meal? Although for lunch i had a
cheeseburger and 4 tater tots, and for supper i had a pot pie. Not very
diet conscious today was i? But i am keeping a food journal now and i think
it is going to help because i felt bad about have to write down what i ate.
Maybe it will be an incentive to stay on track. For the people who count
carbs here, what is your carb limit for the day? The dietician told me 1450
calories and 100+ carbs. That is WAY too many carbs for me. Well, i’ve
rambled, but i hope to here from y’all….I’ll keep you posted if i’m able
to stick with it this time. Oh also she increased my Metformin to 1500mg a
day. So Nausea and the "other" end. Yippeee!!!!! lol….
Demetria-Beth
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January 7th, 2007 at 5:35 pm
Just my two cents worth……I see no way that a larger diameter needle
will make the Byetta work any better. What makes a difference is to
make sure you are getting the complete dose required. If anything
makes a difference, I have found that doing a five second count is
sometimes too short and when I remove the needle there is a drop on the
end of it. I have started doing a 10 second count, while holding
pressure on the button on the end of the pin and I get no more hanging
drop off the end of the needle when I remove it. I think each person
is different and requires a different dwell time.
January 8th, 2007 at 2:05 am
Just my two cents worth……I see no way that a larger diameter needle
will make the Byetta work any better. What makes a difference is to
make sure you are getting the complete dose required. If anything
makes a difference, I have found that doing a five second count is
sometimes too short and when I remove the needle there is a drop on the
end of it. I have started doing a 10 second count, while holding
pressure on the button on the end of the pin and I get no more hanging
drop off the end of the needle when I remove it. I think each person
is different and requires a different dwell time.
Jim