Lantus ~ you PAIN.

Lantus ~ this is the nightly insulin shot that Lindsey Kate takes in 5 units each night before bed. As any parent knows ~ that time of day is already hard ~ kids are tired and you just want anyone, someone to head to bed peacefully. I am seeing that the daily insulin injections are easier for Lindsey ~ she still dreads them but her pain reaction is quickly forgotten. I am getting better at them.. I have a pattern of letting her do the air shot into the vial and helping me measure the dose...this all goes out the door with the Lantus. She knows the Lantus smells differently than the daly insulin. It's a bigger vial and despite my best efforts to bribe with a waiting snack..each night she dissolves into tears and fear.
We have heard to save our belly injections for Lantus. We have heard to let it warm up to room temp. We have read to rub the site with our hands afterward and I always have the scooby doo ice pac ready to go.

Never better ~ it breaks my heart. I remember that feeling of the first time I took Carter to get his vaccinations ~ I knew it was for his health ~ but the first time I heard him cry out and scream ~ I started to dread the monthly appointments. It passes and they don't remember...but that feeling comes back to me and I almost go to another place as Lindsey howls and turns blue with huge tears on her face while I get ready to give her the same shot again.

I feel like each night when I give her this injection it is just punishment. I know it's saving her life and I am trying to see it in a positive light. I got online tonight after the injection and googled Lantus pain again...and one adult Type One diabetic described it as a sudden stinging ~ much like a bee sting ~ that is so strong that they have difficulty keeping the syringe in the site for the recommended 5-10 seconds. My very brave 5 year old solider just howls and jumps into my arms ~ it's not an act ~ I can tell it hurts her.

I'll talk to the doctor tomorrow ~ we have our first follow up appointment at children's hosptial. I am hopeful they have a solution but something in the pit of my stomach says we are stuck with Lantus for a while.

My positive note is today was a beautiful spring day ~ the kids played and played outside and for several hours I didn't even remember that it was mealtime, snack time, time to test or anything diabetic.