Good Insulin Injection Practices.

I’ve recently started using the 4mm needles, I bought boxes of 8mm needles years ago and let these run out before swapping to the 4mm which was a DAFNE recommendation. I’m using Lantus and Novorapid reusable cartridge pens. I’ve noticed however that with Novorapid there is always a drop of insulin left on the end of the needle, I count to 10 after the injection so I’m leaving it in long enough and I have not noticed any significant difference in BGL readings.

Anyone else had issues with the 4mm needles?

 

I’m using the new AllStar Pro for Lantus which is a replacement for the Clik-Star, finding it a bit slippery to hold now using the 4mm needles though. I’m using a NovoPen 5 with the memory function.for NovoRapud insulin.

 

I have the same issue but I asked about it in a thread and was assured that it's normal and not an issue to worry about.

I was concerned that I wasn't getting all of the dose but after observing the needles for a while now, I think it is just additional insulin coming out after I remove the needle.

When you do your 2u test before injecting, you'll see there's always a bubble on the tip afterwards. Shake it away, and another one appears. I think it's to do with the vacuum within the needle itself, which is a good thing because it reduces the risk of air getting in.

I'm very new to injecting so I could be wrong on all this, mind you.

 

The AllStar has a plastic rod and ram however it is the NovoPen that I’ve noticed the small drop of insulin at the end of the needle after injection. The NovoPen has a plastic ram but appears to be a steel rod, it’s a shiny steel colour anyway.

 

The link no longer works - for me...

 

Probably because this is a thread that was started 10-11 years ago, and even though the link looks to have been updated about 5 years ago, it probably doesn't exist anymore..

 

I am using 4 mm needles too since the beginning. Have not encountered any issue so far.

 

1st of September 1980 my introduction into the world of injecting yourself, nurse came to the side of my hospital bed , with a pre filled disposable injection ( have to be thankful for that , was glass and metal syringe when I got home ) said to me pinch your leg and put it in , and hey presto fully trained and signed off.lol .the following day I was shown how to fill the syringe .. ...........oh happy days , .