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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tony337" data-source="post: 2751546" data-attributes="member: 339124">Hi and welcomeYour post has made me think a bit as im a type 1 of 50  years with no problems with needles.is it just the sight of the needle?Do you use a pen with seperate needles like me?When screwing the needle in place on the pen it has 2 caps on it so you don't see the needle.When removing the second cap to expose the needle itself you need not look at it.You can prime the pen with  2 units of insulin but allow the drops to drop onto the back of you hand.I often use my bum cheek but can't actually see the needle go in i just feel it as the pen pushes your cheek in a little.My point (lol) is you barely even have to look at the little thing to achieve success.Once you start doing it and realise this and the fact i inject 5 times a day and very rarely feel a thing you will wonder what the worry is or was.Trust me i'm a diabetic!I wish you all the luck in the worldTony</blockquote>

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