Comments on: Guest blog: Hospital in a jar

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:09:24 +0000

I don’t do it on purpose! Just if I accidentally put my finger in my mouth after pressing on my injection site – hasn’t happened for a while, and used to happen more often when I primed my pump and accidentally sprayed the fruit bowl/butter etc. None of this changing sites in hygenic places business.

By: Ali

Ali — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 10:10:52 +0000

I like the hospital smell but my friends all hate it (I have been known to squirt the odd unit or too in their direction if they’re getting lippy!). Not sure about the eating thing though…

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:27:25 +0000

Sarah, please tell us all how you managed to eat your insulin?!?!? Was it mere curiosity or some other circumstance I am having trouble imagining???

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 07:40:08 +0000

!!!!!!Eat some!!!!!!??????????????

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:50:33 +0000

It’s very distinctively chemical, and man does it taste strong too. I have to scrub my teeth if I accidentally eat some. I wonder whether the old pig/cow insulin was more meaty in scent/flavour. Also means that we can’t claim to be GE free.

By: Saffy

Saffy — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 05:25:08 +0000

I’m not a huge fan of the smell as a ’scent’ but appreciate that it does have a smell when it comes to things like leaking pens/lines etc etc. The ultimate combo would have to be insulin + that industrial scented liquid soap so unique to hospitals. Mmmm.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:53:47 +0000

I have to admit that I quite like it too even though it reeks – it’s a bit like an abusive relationship though isn’t it?

By: Alison

Alison — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 04:03:51 +0000

Yes, I can smell it too, quite like the smell, my husband doesn’t like it at all. He always says, ‘oh yuk you’ve been fulling up your pump’.

By: Lucy

Lucy — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 02:29:20 +0000

Totally agree and i actually like the smell.
I find it comforting, maybe because it is the elixir of life??

By: Nic

Nic — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:58:23 +0000

Yup, that smell of insulin is so MEDICAL… there’s no denying it. Perhaps we should see if they can do scented insulins…