NEEDLE PHOBIA
A reality of managing diabetes is that there are needles involved. They may be in the form of lancets for doing finger-sticks, syringe needles, pen needles or needles to insert insulin pump infusion sets or CGM (continuous glucose monitor) sensors. It’s probably fair to say that no one actually enjoys getting or giving themselves an injection, but many people do this every day, multiple times a day. However, it’s estimated that up to 10% of the population has a needle phobia, which, according to the International Classification of Diseases, is defined as “the fear of injections and transfusions.”
