Diabetes Blooper – Diabetes Blog Week 2011
Sipping on insulin
It is a habit I pickup sitting at my desk working with headphones on. The idea was to create a little white noise, drowning co-worker voices and general office noise. But soon parts of the headphone wire found itself into my mouth. At first, I was just trying to keep it from tangling, while my hands where busy typing. Then it became a habit, like chewing on your pen.
A couple of weeks ago, I was home watching TV and on my laptop typing away. I did not even know how it got into my mouth but it got there. I swear I did not even realize it was in my mouth.
Without a thought and on auto pilot, I sunk my teeth into my infusion set tube. The thin wire like tube that delivers insulin from my pump has just been cut in two. Leaving little droplets of insulin on my tongue, it is pretty much tasteless. However the strong scent triggers my brain to create its own taste leaving my mouth feeling like I just ate a Band-Aid.
No, I do not sip insulin or chew Band-Aids and I stopped chewing on wires. I bought myself a wire free Bluetooth headphone.
Ack! That is indeed a blooper!
Lorraine
11 May 11 at 5:23 AM
That totally sounds like something I would do! That’s why I switched from wearing a medic alert necklace to wearing a bracelet instead: I couldn’t keep the dumb charm from finding it’s way to my mouth! Haha
Lauren
11 May 11 at 5:23 AM
Wow, biting through tubing is one I’ve never heard before. And I always wondered what insulin tastes like – LOL. So basically it tastes like nothing, but the smell is so bad it makes you think it tastes horrible??
Karen G
11 May 11 at 7:56 AM
Hi Lauren,
I guess it is a good thing I do not wear medic alert necklace (I am a Bracelet girl too) I can imagine breaking my tooth on that.
Adjoa Pearlsa
11 May 11 at 8:08 AM
It is tasteless but in the mouth with the ear, nose and throat connection it is horrible.
Adjoa Pearlsa
11 May 11 at 8:11 AM
Ick, Yuck –
You’re probably the first to have done that. Other than some cats I’ve read about.
colleen
11 May 11 at 9:38 AM
I totally can see why cats will do it. It’s fun to play with.
Adjoa Pearlsa
11 May 11 at 9:42 AM
EW! hhaha this is pretty funny though! Maybe time to keep wires out of your mouth lol
Lauren
11 May 11 at 10:57 AM
Yikes, gotta love blooper day!!! Thanks for sharing.
Meagan Esler
11 May 11 at 5:39 PM
Oh man! That’s a good one!
Scott K. Johnson
14 May 11 at 6:35 PM