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<blockquote data-quote="Westley" data-source="post: 1365053" data-attributes="member: 254425"><p>Does anyone here inject insulin into their upper chest?</p><p></p><p>I've been trying to give my stomach sites a rest (getting some slight scarring) and experimenting with this for my bolus injections.</p><p>So far chest seems okay, fairly fast absorption, and not much pain, though I've only tried a couple of times so far.</p><p></p><p>I don't really like using arms/shoulders/lower thigh as I don't have much pinchable fat there, and upper thighs/butt are what I use for basal (and also I find absorption slower there).</p><p>I never see it suggested in the typical injection site diagrams - is there some reason against using it?</p><p>The only reason I can see so far is that there is more hair there, and I think hitting a hair follicle can be painful, though it has been okay so far.</p><p>I was also considering calves as another possible option.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Westley, post: 1365053, member: 254425"] Does anyone here inject insulin into their upper chest? I've been trying to give my stomach sites a rest (getting some slight scarring) and experimenting with this for my bolus injections. So far chest seems okay, fairly fast absorption, and not much pain, though I've only tried a couple of times so far. I don't really like using arms/shoulders/lower thigh as I don't have much pinchable fat there, and upper thighs/butt are what I use for basal (and also I find absorption slower there). I never see it suggested in the typical injection site diagrams - is there some reason against using it? The only reason I can see so far is that there is more hair there, and I think hitting a hair follicle can be painful, though it has been okay so far. I was also considering calves as another possible option. [/QUOTE]
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