Insulin Anxiety

I’m supposed to start insulin tonight — Lantus. I am panicked. I did ivf, so it’s not the needles. I’m anxious of a reaction (allergic or otherwise) or getting super low overnight and probably a bunch of other completely irrational things.

I have been having fasting numbers in the low 100s, and my post meals have been creeping up with spikes usually 2 times a day (I got to 164 today after a single piece of sourdough, cheese, and tomatoes 🙄). 23 weeks now. I have a bit of diagnosis denial, and keep waiting to start thinking I can just “fix it” with my diet.

Ugh. I kind of want to wait and talk to the diabetes nurse again.. or do my first dose at the doctor’s office. I don’t know why I’m so anxious.

Anyone else have anxiety? How did you manage?