# Another “fuck this disease” thread; this time: diabetes edition.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fuck-this-disease-thread-this-time-diabetes-edition/785166>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 24, 2017, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fuck-this-disease-thread-this-time-diabetes-edition/785166 "2017-04-24T21:37:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2017, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fuck-this-disease-thread-this-time-diabetes-edition/785166/21 "2017-04-27T01:54:29Z")

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> [@panache45](#):
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> It’s the filling stage that’s the problem. When you’re holding the vial of insulin with one hand, you only have one hand with which to pull back the plunger. There are two “wings” sticking out of the sides of the syringe, that you have to push against with two fingers. But the syringe has a habit of twisting around, so the wings slip through your fingers and you can lose your grip. It would be a HUGE help if the wings went all the way around, forming a wide collar, so you could continue pushing against it even if there’s twisting.
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> I don’t know how people with diminished hand coordination do it at all.

Yeah, I always say you really need three hands to draw up insulin.

Your ring-around-the-collar idea is great. Never thought of that.  
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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2017, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fuck-this-disease-thread-this-time-diabetes-edition/785166/22 "2017-04-27T04:27:18Z")

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> [@Wesley\_Clark](#):
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> Does benfotiamine (fat soluble vitamin B1) not do anything?
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> [Can Benfotiamine Provide Relief For Patients With Painful Peripheral Neuropathy?](http://www.podiatrytoday.com/blogged/can-benfotiamine-provide-relief-patients-painful-peripheral-neuropathy)
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> [Benfotiamine in diabetic polyneuropathy (BENDIP): results of a randomised, double blind, placebo-controlled clinical study - PubMed](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18473286)

Thanks. I’ll bring this up with my endocrinologist.

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**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\
**Post date:** [April 27, 2017, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fuck-this-disease-thread-this-time-diabetes-edition/785166/23 "2017-04-27T17:11:16Z")

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Thanks all for your responses. Just knowing I’m not fighting this battle alone has helped a lot.

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