the insulin shot question (Read 820 times)

[sportsgirl]

My girlfriend wanted me to ask this question...She has known many diabetics & all the shots are always given in a fleshy part of the body... Was this ok giving it in the hand like Chad did? I know we have some nurses here.

[Kpatch]

That's an interesting question, sg. I was also wondering how Chad would know how to administer a shot like that. Some you inject into a muscle, right? Others into the bloodstream. Hope DJM or someone else with experience can explain it.

[ghoulgirl]

That is a good question. Did he gave to give it to Stefano? What happened? Is Stefano sick for real this time?

[MrsM]

He went into insulin shock and needed a shot of insulin.

[jaysdelina]

I could be wrong but I thought it was supposed to go into the bicep or thigh.

[sportsgirl]

Aug 11, 2011 8:36:09 GMT -5 jaysdelina said:

I could be wrong but I thought it was supposed to go into the bicep or thigh.

Yes a fleshy part of the body... where is DJM???

[djm]

I did not see the scene so am not sure how Chad gave the insulin. (Had to get my dog that was barking outside) Insulin can be give two ways. One is IV drip ( like a intravenous drip in a bag running drops at a time and must be regulated by a pump to make sure that it is not going too fast) or one shot injected into the vein. ( this is mostly done when a person has a high potassium level and they need to get it lowered. An injection of D10W or Glucose would be given at the same time.) The way most insulin is given is the Subcutaneous injection route. It is given with a short needle and syringe. The sites are fatty area of the arms just below the deltoid muscle, the abdomen, the thighs. The buttocks can be used as well, but not a area I like to inject myself with. Hope that answers the question

[ghoulgirl]

Thanks for the info DJM! I haven't seen the scenes either but was curious to know the answer lol

[sportsgirl]

He just had a syringe & needle (looked long) and gave the shot in Stefano's hand.


Thanks for the info DJM!

[djm]

Your welcome. Boy wish I had see it.

[Trey]

I thought it was strange, too, to give him insulin in the hand. Mainly b/c I'd expect he'd need practice to be able to hit a vein that way. It's not easy...

My husband gives himself injections in the stomach area (now has the pump). So, that made the scene a little unrealistic to me. My husband and his family have a history of type 1 diabetes and I've never seen anyone "pass out" like that...usually when the blood sugar level is low, you'd see a few other things (despite the emotional turmoil of the situation) like a person's speech affected, convulsions, disoriented, etc., before they pass out. And, they don't spring up and become like normal so quickly after insulin is administered (it takes a while). Days is not doing right by diabetics.

[sportsgirl]

Not a surprise at all..... Even surgery is a shame!

[Kpatch]

And when did Kate become a diagnostician? How did she recognize Stefano's condition as diabetic shock. The man's in his 80s. It could have been anything. Stroke, heart attack. She immediately decided he needed insulin and of course her hands were too shaky to administer it, just so Chad could be the hero who saves Stefano's life (hate that). Why didn't someone say that they all had taken some kind of emergency medical class because they live with a diabetic. How on earth would Chad know how to inject a needle? It's not instinctive. It's learned.

Rant over (or at least suspended until the next thing ticks me off).

[sportsgirl]

Funny I was just telling my friend that you take classes for that... Chad just found out he was a DiMera... I am so he has never taken a class..

[djm]

You don't need a long class, but you need someone to show you how to do it and them practice a few times before doing it. The part that really takes time to learn is the disease, treatment, and what to do in case of illness ect.