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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GrantGam" data-source="post: 1598697" data-attributes="member: 295621">Thanks for the tag [USER=338121]@EllsKBells[/USER]<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Hey [USER=188099]@Michelle6557[/USER]!Where did you inject your insulin? What you have described is exactly what happens when I inject into my legs, virtually every time. I really don't have much fat there, so I suspect it's a result of me hitting muscle - even with 4mm needles. As you say you're really thin, this may also be the case for you.I use the top of my bum for basal mainly, it has the most fat for injecting and I've never bruised, bled or had a lump in over three years of injecting there. You may want to give that a go<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />I do believe that with a new cartridge/pen you should do an initial 4u air shot and from then on, 2u air shots each time prior to injecting. This is only guidance though, basically you just keep redoing the air shots (with the needle pointing to the sky) until you get a good stream of insulin firing out the pen.Don't expect your BG's to come down all that quickly with just a basal insulin. Your doctor will gradually increase the dose over time until your BG's come back into range.How are you feeling today?</blockquote>

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