Stress Rant

If you are not a diabetic, you have no idea what kind of stress diabetics can be under.

I assume it is better for people on oral meds, but I have a feeling there are other stressors involved.

Sometimes I am just stressed out over giving myself an injection. Sometimes they hurt, sometimes they don’t. I can’t figure out a pattern yet.

Sometimes I freak out over the amount — just after the shot, I wonder if I gave myself the right amount. My favorite day is the day that I calculated my dosage of regular insulin in my head. I was very confident I did it right, gave myself an injection, and then was immediately convinced I’d double the dose. When I finally calmed down enough to work it out on paper, I did realize I had done it right.

Then there is the supply issue. I do all my scripts mail order, and the mail order pharmacy plays this little game. When you request a refill or even a new script, they go back to the doctor and ask him if he is really sure he wanted to order the prescription that way. Argh! Why did he go to medical school! And who are they to second guess him.

But surely he meant the cheaper alternative? Surely he meant a lessor amount. So there is a several week delay. If I could order my refill, see it processed immediately, and know it was on the way, that would be one less worry.

Then there is the shipping issue. The good news is that the online pharmacy does Fed Ex and Fed Ex leaves it on the doorstop. But you still wonder until you get it in your hot little hands…

More later,,,