disability assistance

[jcano]

Well I am going by what I have seen my friend do with her child for almost 20 years now. She doesn't use those pre measured needles you guys speak of. She has tiny glass bottles with what appears to be a rubber insert that she sticks the needle into and draws out the medicine. Depending on her child's number will depend on what they give. They don't always use just insulin. They have been told by the Dr's to write everything down. Granted her child is a case study at a world renowned hospital. But other diabetics I know also always write their numbers down as well. My point is the needle I have seen used is the same that they use to give injections at the Dr's or at a hospital. Trying to inject something that substantial in a line of moving people is not safe IMO (an opinion to which I am entitled and you are entitled to disagree. BUT that doesn't make me wrong and you right!) My friend said she would not have to want to attempt to do what she needs to surrounded by that crowd of people. She said she would not feel it was safe for her, the child or those immediately next to them.

Seriously? Our meter downloads directly into my computer when I or her Endo need to look at the numbers. There is no need to write it
down while standing there. Every meter we have used in the past 8 years at least has a memory function that you can use to copy the info later.
As for the injections, I'm not sure what else they would be injecting besides insulin unless he has another medical issue.
And as for the need to inject in a moving line, if we did need to do an injection, we would simply stop moving for the 2 seconds it would take to do it. The needle on her insulin pen is 4 mm long - not exactly a dagger.

 

[StitchesGr8Fan]

How did we get from a question about a child with a heart condition to a debate of how diabetics should manage their insulin in the parks? Really not helpful to the OP.

 

[2tinkerbell]

Well I am going by what I have seen my friend do with her child for almost 20 years now. She doesn't use those pre measured needles you guys speak of. She has tiny glass bottles with what appears to be a rubber insert that she sticks the needle into and draws out the medicine. Depending on her child's number will depend on what they give. They don't always use just insulin. They have been told by the Dr's to write everything down. Granted her child is a case study at a world renowned hospital. But other diabetics I know also always write their numbers down as well.
My point is the needle I have seen used is the same that they use to give injections at the Dr's or at a hospital. Trying to inject something that substantial in a line of moving people is not safe IMO (an opinion to which I am entitled and you are entitled to disagree. BUT that doesn't make me wrong and you right!) My friend said she would not have to want to attempt to do what she needs to surrounded by that crowd of people. She said she would not feel it was safe for her, the child or those immediately next to them.

Yes, 20 years ago, I was following the described procedure. So glad that medical science has progressed! Most of the time people don't even know that I am a diabetic.

 

[jcano]

How did we get from a question about a child with a heart condition to a debate of how diabetics should manage their insulin in the parks? Really not helpful to the OP.

I have no idea.

 

[SueM in MN]

I have no idea.

A poster gave diabetes as a reason she has difficulty in lines and might request a DAS.
Another poster felt diabetics on lines were not safe in lines due to using needles and giving medication, based on what she said she observed with a friend's child

A number of posters indicated what that poster wrote was not the usual for diabetics.

So, that's how we got there. Let's go back to helping the OP.