Hiya all!
Basically, my boyfriend is type 1 and has only been diagnosed a year or so but he's finding doing his insulin injections really quite sore. He takes his background insulin in his leg but then his fast acting in his stomach as advised by his consultant. He doesn't have lumps or anything yet which I know can cause pain while injecting, he just finds it sore when actually pushing the insulin in. He rotates the injection site and I've read that keeping the skin moisturised can help but I was just wondering if there are any products or home remedies or anything that anyone has used that have helped ease the discomfort a bit? Any suggestions would be brilliant as he is quite newly diagnosed so obviously still has plenty to learn!
Thanks in advance!
Basically, my boyfriend is type 1 and has only been diagnosed a year or so but he's finding doing his insulin injections really quite sore. He takes his background insulin in his leg but then his fast acting in his stomach as advised by his consultant. He doesn't have lumps or anything yet which I know can cause pain while injecting, he just finds it sore when actually pushing the insulin in. He rotates the injection site and I've read that keeping the skin moisturised can help but I was just wondering if there are any products or home remedies or anything that anyone has used that have helped ease the discomfort a bit? Any suggestions would be brilliant as he is quite newly diagnosed so obviously still has plenty to learn!
Thanks in advance!