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<blockquote data-quote="Ambersilva" data-source="post: 920402" data-attributes="member: 43736"><p>I was told to count to 10 so that the device has time to deliver the dose. With the short 4 or 5 mm needles there is no need to "pinch the skin". The reason for needing to pinch or to clutch the fat layer before injecting was recommended when using longer needles so as to not inject into muscle. Sometimes we hit a nerve and feel pain. Other times it just stings. Sometimes we hit a minute capillary and we bleed and bruise. A new needle for each injection is recommended because the sharp tip becomes blunted after continued use. </p><p></p><p>It must be very irritating for your partner to have you watching his technique. You are only seeing the visible part of his diabetic management regimen. You have no way of knowing how he actually feels from minute to minute. There is so much more to diabetes than just the injections. My recommendation to you is to leave him to deal with his injections his way as he does 24/7.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ambersilva, post: 920402, member: 43736"] I was told to count to 10 so that the device has time to deliver the dose. With the short 4 or 5 mm needles there is no need to "pinch the skin". The reason for needing to pinch or to clutch the fat layer before injecting was recommended when using longer needles so as to not inject into muscle. Sometimes we hit a nerve and feel pain. Other times it just stings. Sometimes we hit a minute capillary and we bleed and bruise. A new needle for each injection is recommended because the sharp tip becomes blunted after continued use. It must be very irritating for your partner to have you watching his technique. You are only seeing the visible part of his diabetic management regimen. You have no way of knowing how he actually feels from minute to minute. There is so much more to diabetes than just the injections. My recommendation to you is to leave him to deal with his injections his way as he does 24/7. [/QUOTE]
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