Hi
I had my consultant review 2 weeks ago and was advised to change injection site. I have been using my legs but I get bruises such as this.
Should I be concerned or is this normal?
Thanks
Joe
When I was a little kid I used to inject in to my legs all the time because it was easy - this was also at a time when most people still injected using glass syringes and the needles weren't all that fine. This had caused a lot of scar tissue and a grisly kind of texture to my upper thigh fat tissues, as well bleeding/bruising was common - then one summer day when I was attending a one month juvenile diabetes camp I saw older guys ( in their mid teens) injecting in to their stomachs. It kind of freaked me out - I was like 10 years old at the time but ironically years later after injecting myself too many times in the legs I stated using my stomach, near the waistline as another injection site and just by doing this eventually cleared up the scar tissue in my legs.
So just like what
@mist suggested - try rotating your injection sites - try the stomach in the fatty tissue just above the waistline - I find I don't bruise and there's no pain - at least for me anyway. I still inject in to the side of my legs but only once a day.
You may find a difference in the absorption rate of your insulin.
Back about 10 years ago I also changed the needles I was using to Ultra-Fine Mini 5 mm 31G. They're very small and discovered that made a big difference too.