- Messages
- 46
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
I'll take a view later after dinner Noblehead. Ta
I doo 52 units am & 36 pm of Humulin M3. The volume in these jabs is large and get stingers too.I use my stomach, I can see exactly where I'm putting the needle in.
I have found putting both the needle and the insulin in very slowly helps, yes sometimes I get real bad stingers and if I do I move to a different site maybe half an inch away can make all the difference.
I inject Humalog (55ml) and Humalin1 (60ml) in the morning, Humalin1 (60ml) lunchtime and teatime and Humalog (55ml) last thing at night.
I hate it when I have to change cartridges half way through, if they run out, I know how a pin cushion feels.
I use my ass for background insulin jabs, tummy for QA, it's a great expanse of area to work with so doubt i'll ever get lumpy areas !! Never had a problem and also get very little bruising too - not that I look at my ass that much lol !!!!
Why don't they show bums as usage areas?
Got my new pump and in the standard manual details of injecting & cannula sites showed everywhere BUT buttocks. Have done probably 95% of all injections injections/cannulas in bum for 30 years and its still perfect. Why do they exclude this area in education manuals etc?