Levemir injection sites

Sharrryn

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Hi :)
I’ve been injecting my twice daily levemir in my legs for years but with so many lumps and bruises my legs need a break. I’m very thin so was going to inject in the ‘love handle’ area or lower back as I can pinch some fat there ;)
Just wondering if anyone else uses these areas for levemir.
Thanks.
 

MeiChanski

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Hello, with our needle lengths, I’m assuming you’re using 4mm needles, you don’t need to pinch. I inject everywhere, I don’t save a special spot for my basal insulin. Love handles are very nice for both basal and bolus :)
 
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Sharrryn

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Hello, with our needle lengths, I’m assuming you’re using 4mm needles, you don’t need to pinch. I inject everywhere, I don’t save a special spot for my basal insulin. Love handles are very nice for both basal and bolus :)
Thanks. Yep. I do use 4mm. I guess I’m ‘old school’ and was always taught to ‘pinch an inch’ ;) but I have been told it’s not really necessary these days as well. My educator once told me to stick to the same area for basal - eg stomach or legs or arms as they all absorb at slightly different rates but when you start running out of injection sites it’s diffic to stick to that.
 

Sharrryn

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@Sharrryn . A lot of us inject our basal insulin in the buttocks.
Thanks. I might try that area as well. I did use that spot once a very long while ago but did end up with lots of bruising ... that was when I was on 6mm needles though so the 4mm may be better. :)
 

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Remember having to pinch about 3 inches cos needles wer about inch and a half lol at 4mm I canny tell if there’s a needle on it but belly bum legs are fine just keep rotating