6 year old fights the shots
 

My 6 year old daughter was diagnosed a week ago with Type 1. She previously had a tremendous fear of needles and now she is dealing with the blood sugar tests as well as the Lantus and Novolog shots. Are there any ways to help with the stingy of the Lantus? Are there any suggest to help a little girl who desperately wants nothing to do this whole thing of pokes and shots?

Hello. I have same situation like you. Six years old girl diagnoses month ago. Lantus 3u in the morning and it is painfull. Im trying to find good spot on legs and sometimes is not so bad. The worst is bottom, skin is to delicate.

I hear that Apidra and Novolog is much less "stingy" than Humalog in terms of rapid acting insulin. As for Lantus and the multiple daily injections, have you considered an insulin pump? I love my Animas One Touch Ping - it's very durable and even waterproof. You could lock the buttons to keep her from accidentally giving herself insulin. Insulin pumps are great for kids with needle fears because it's one infusion set change every 3-4 days versus multiple injections a day. I think the infusion sets hurt less too (the auto injectors are super fast) and once the little flexible plastic canula is in, you don't even notice it. Just a suggestion.

My daughter is 9 and was diagnosed 3 weeks ago and she does better when she does them herself and the best place we found is in the tummy she finds it doesn't hurt there and doesn't want to take them anywhere else now, or let me give them to her now. Hope that helps

I am sorry to hear your situation. Indeed, if we can see our children suffer, we are also suffering at the same time and if we can only bear their sufferings, we might consider it. Almost all children and afraid of needles, of course that would be injected directly to our skin without some anesthesia and we can really feel the pain though only for a short period of time but still it would be painful especially for children. All we can do it to just give them support and we should be always at their side.

My daughter was 6 when diagnosed and that was 4yrs ago. I remember wanting to cry with her. She said the lantus hurt the worst. She was scared to have me put the shot in her tummy but once I convinced her to let me try she liked it there the best. Getting the pump was the best thing when we were finally able to get it. It malfunctioned last week so we are back on shots till we get a new one and she still complains that the Lantus is the worst. I wasn't much help but know you are not alone in wishing you could take the shots for her. AND please know that with time you will both get use to this "new normal"

Freeze a spoon then apply it to area of injection to help with sting also if applying to stomach grab a good chunk of fat and when she injects it release your grip on the fat as insulin goes in so it is spread out over a wider area this helps me

My mom used to sit on me and then give me my shot. I was a horrible diabetic for a while before I got used to the routine. To be honest, you just have to truck through this stage since it happens to all of us one time or another.

It must be really difficult for you to handle your daughter in this situation.I agree to what Densewaner is saying.You should motivate her positively and she will get used to it in some days.