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Fiasp causing bruising?

Discussion in 'Insulin' started by kareeta, Jun 24, 2019.

  1. kareeta

    kareeta Type 1 · Well-Known Member

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    Afternoon All

    I have recently moved onto Fiasp after years of using Humalog. I haven't changed needles but I am bruising quite badly with every injection. Is this normal? I didn't get it unless I had a haematoma before

    Many thanks
     
    #1 kareeta, Jun 24, 2019 at 1:08 PM
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    ert Type 1 · Well-Known Member

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    I'm bruising with Fiasp. I'm new to this so don't know what normal looks like.
     
    #2 ert, Jun 24, 2019 at 2:11 PM
  3. kareeta

    kareeta Type 1 · Well-Known Member

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    Hi Ert
    Maybe it is a side effect then? I'm 20 years in and have never experienced this amount of bruising :(
     
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    #3 kareeta, Jun 24, 2019 at 2:13 PM
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    Rokaab Type 1 · Well-Known Member

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    I have periods where I bruise quiet a bit with Fiasp, so every so often I get a week where I seem to get a lot of bruises and then I go for months without seeing any - but then the same happened with Novorapid so I'm not convinced that Fiasp has anything to do with it for me at least.
     
    #4 Rokaab, Jun 24, 2019 at 2:34 PM
  5. kareeta

    kareeta Type 1 · Well-Known Member

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    Thanks Rokaab
    I hope mine stops soon. Not a chance I could wear shorts atm (going to be a lovely weekend too) - but I look like I have taken a tumble down the stairs
     
    #5 kareeta, Jun 24, 2019 at 3:45 PM
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    "Periods" was the thing that was relevant for me. I bruise easily but bruise even more easily for about a week every month.
    I now use a pump and only changed to Fiasp since pumping so can't really comment on whether it is more of a bruiser than NovoRapid.
    However, for the first two of three months of Fiasp, I found it would sting when I bolused. I think my body has got used to it now and I no longer notice. But this could be related to the bruising.
     
    #6 Deleted Account, Jun 24, 2019 at 5:03 PM
  7. kareeta

    kareeta Type 1 · Well-Known Member

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    Ah, I haven't had shark week yet :happy: Hopefully the bruising is not worse for me then!!
     
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    #7 kareeta, Jun 25, 2019 at 10:28 AM
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