New to diabetes. Overwhelmed

[Lillie]

My big boy Leo was just diagnosed two weeks ago. He has been in the hospital for 5 days doing a curve and initiating his Prozinc at 2 units 2x day. Tonight will be my first injection by myself. Wish me luck!

 

[Tracey&Jones (GA)]

Hi Lillie,
Welcome to the site. There is many wonderful people here and they will answer any question you have.


Good luck tonight and prayers for a safe first poke and surf for Leo.

 

[Tracey&Jones (GA)]

PS, we were all overwhelmed when we first started. May I suggest you read through the sticky notes that are on the Prozinc forum for helpful hints etc. Also, if you have a question you can post in that forum to get specific feedback on questions you may have.

 

[Lillie]

Yay! I did the first injection well. No dripping, no fur poke, and no objections from Leo.

 

[Noah & me (GA)]

Leo must be a special boy. You didn't lose any blood?

 

[Lillie]

I did read through the info while Leo was at the hospital. It makes more sense to me now though because I had no idea what a curve was

 

[Lillie]

No not a drop of blood lost, neither mine or his. Thank you all.

 

[Lisa and Smoky]

I knew you could do it Lillie. Welcome to our family and keep asking questions. I didn't start home testing Smoky right away either. It is a lot of info to learn so just take it a little bit at a time. I was very overwhemed at first too but it does get easier and a lot of people helped me out.

 

[Lillie]

Thank you all for your feedback.

 

[Lisa and Smoky]

Hope you and Leo have a great night. I have to work tomorrow so need to get some sleep.

 

[Noah & me (GA)]

PS, we were all overwhelmed when we first started.

Tracey&Jones, joined three months ago and now you're old-timers. Feel good? Feel old?

 

[Tracey&Jones (GA)]

Tracey&Jones, joined three months ago and now you're old-timers. Feel good? Feel old?

I definitely don't know everything but I don't panic over a lot of things I used to. The people here are fabulous and wanted to pay it forward. So yah, feels really good!

 

[Noah & me (GA)]

I wanted to pay it forward. So yah, feels really good!

My super-favorite Pay-it-forward. I had a bicycle rack that only fit a particular minivan which I knew I'd never use again. I did not want to be the old man with "stuff" in the garage so I took it to the local Mom&Pop bicycle store. Super! A single Mom is going camping with her kids, no bike rack. He gave me $10 (it cost me $200) and sold and installed it to Mom for the same $10. A year later I see the same guy, he had rescued a Burmese Mountain dog because the previous idiots did not know a dog with the word "Mountain" in it's name would get so big. The dog's Saturday treat was scarfing down a few plain TimBits. Then he slobbered my face, shook a paw and off they went, a perfect couple. You can still shop local here and it's pain free.
PS I heard people from Edmonton are snobs and think they know everything!

 

[Tracey&Jones (GA)]

PS I heard people from Edmonton are snobs and think they know everything!

No that is Calgary.

 

[Noah & me (GA)]

Oh yechh! I was just going to eat something. Thanks for nothing!