Slin advice from a medical professional

[Codeblue]

If you insist on using it, make it easier on people like me:

1. Buy a cheap medic alert braclet. Wear it to the gym and after you inject. Might save ya a trip to the hospital. EMS professionals are known to slap in an IV give you some D50 then have you sign a refusal. Makes life easier on everyone.

2. Keep candy/sweets handy. There is also a OTC gel called oral glucose that is more effective. And has a long storage life, place it in your gym bag for emergencies. If you have a diabetic connection ask for one of thier Glucogen pens. Might even be able to buy it via the net. (IM injection that makes the liver mobilize the sugar it stores)

3. Have a partner that knows what you are doing. They can smear the Oral glucose in your mouth if you are unable to swallow. In extreme cases a candy bar can be inserted rectally (3 musketeers anyone)? If you get to the extreme you should put down the slin and take up golf.

4. Buy the glucose monitoring strips or if you can afford it a machine if you are a long term user. After a prolonged exposure to slin, the bodies autofeed back mechinism to hypoglycemia becomes nonfunctioning. That means the symptoms of hypoglycemia no longer manifest, you are fine one minute then out the next.

Damn I made it to long, no one will read.

CB

[Mr. Sparkle]

Good call...... but for the record most but not all just use it PWO. And most use humalog IM. so the duration is 2.5 hours...and I still check my BG... better be safe than sorry!
thanks for the post bro

[maxmuscle187]

Originally Posted by CodeBlue

If you insist on using it, make it easier on people like me:

1. Buy a cheap medic alert braclet. Wear it to the gym and after you inject. Might save ya a trip to the hospital. EMS professionals are known to slap in an IV give you some D50 then have you sign a refusal. Makes life easier on everyone.

2. Keep candy/sweets handy. There is also a OTC gel called oral glucose that is more effective. And has a long storage life, place it in your gym bag for emergencies. If you have a diabetic connection ask for one of thier Glucogen pens. Might even be able to buy it via the net. (IM injection that makes the liver mobilize the sugar it stores)

3. Have a partner that knows what you are doing. They can smear the Oral glucose in your mouth if you are unable to swallow. In extreme cases a candy bar can be inserted rectally (3 musketeers anyone)? If you get to the extreme you should put down the slin and take up golf.

4. Buy the glucose monitoring strips or if you can afford it a machine if you are a long term user. After a prolonged exposure to slin, the bodies autofeed back mechinism to hypoglycemia becomes nonfunctioning. That means the symptoms of hypoglycemia no longer manifest, you are fine one minute then out the next.

Damn I made it to long, no one will read.

CB

Are you serious?

[seanw]

Great advice bro. Thats an unfortunate member name you have there, hopefully you dont get to many of those. Are you a Doc ?

[Codeblue]

nope. just a poor working man. couldn't get into med school 'cause my parents were married.

[Codeblue]

Yes in theory the lower GI can absorb meds, including simple sugars.

Don't believe me, look up diazapam (Valium) uses in kids with siezure and look at the routes of administration.

On that note, I stand by my statement, if thats what it takes to correct your hypoglycemia, take up golf

[Gear]

Great advice. Defenitly something for the slin users to have a read at, especially the beginners.

-Gear

[wilthepill123]

nope. just a poor working man. couldn't get into med school 'cause my parents were married.

??? what the hell does that mean

[Codeblue]

Originally Posted by wilthepill123

??? what the hell does that mean

All DRs are bastards.

Should give you a hint at what i do for a living...besides watching TV.


If you like the post hit me up with some rep points.....

[BlueThunder]

Candy bars up the poop shoot??