Insulin injections

[shamrock]

I take insulin, on average once a day, for my diabetic tendincies. Anyway I find it easiest to give the injection on the right side of my tummy. At the hospital they always told me 'make sure you alternate the site of injection'. I used to move it around, even to my thighs, but the area in my tummy I use is so easy to give it to. Anyway, my question, how important is it to change the area?

 

[thelizardqueen]

If you don't change the site once and awhile you'll get a "build up" on the site you use regularly. A build up is tissue that hardens under your skin after awhile. If you alternate, you give the tissue a chance to heal and you won't get the build up. Because I'm so thin I can't use my arms or thighs for injection, so I use the front of my stomach below my belly button, my sides (love handles), and my butt. I use my tummy quite a bit, so I have a bulge there from build up that I'm trying to get rid of right now. What do you use for injecting? - syringes or a pen needle? I find the pen needle is easy to use as you just inject and press the button to deplete the insulin (pen needle is easy for your bum too). Also, when you get build up in a certain area - if you keep using that area, the insulin isn't as effective there, because it cannot go through the build up, so if you're say giving yourself 10 units of insulin, you're not getting the full amount because its stuck in the build up. Hope this has answered your question.

 

[shamrock]

Yeah thanks for that reply. I use the pen needles, and the needle itself is very small. I will make a special effort to change the area! After all if Im gona be sticking myself with needles it would be better that I knew it was working!

 

[thelizardqueen]

I say the bum is the best site to inject, followed by your tummy. So long as you have a fairly decent sized butt.<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0">

 

[catboogie]

i also find myself automatically going to the same places. is it just me or do you guys feel like you can actually feel when a place is okay to inject at again? anyway, i mostly use my sides and tummy (and yes my skin is poochy there) and then my leg for my lantis.

 

[anonymous]

I use my thighs when I´m at home or in summer, when I wear skirts and my tummy when I´m in a restaurant or at a friends home and wearing trousers.

Uli,43,GERMANY

 

[anonymous]

Uli, i don't mean to offend you in ANY way, but I'm shocked! I always thought you were a guy!! LOL! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0"> Sorry about that!

 

[JazzysMom]

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>anonymous</b></i>

Uli, i don't mean to offend you in ANY way, but I'm shocked! I always thought you were a guy!! LOL!

Sorry about that!</end quote></div>



I was going to say.....who says that Uli isnt! The skirt thing... LOL! BUT that wouldnt be politically correct would it. Sorry Uli!

 

[anonymous]

No,
I´m definitely female!!! You can look at my photos in the photo section, if you don´t believe<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">

Uli (shortform of both Ulrike/female and Ulrich/male)