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<blockquote data-quote="phoenix" data-source="post: 371064" data-attributes="member: 12578"><p>The BD site has some info on how to inject with both the smaller (4 and 5mm) and the larger needles. </p><p><a href="http://www.bd.com/us/diabetes/page.aspx?cat=7002&id=62855" target="_blank">http://www.bd.com/us/diabetes/page.aspx ... 2&id=62855</a></p><p>Sometimes when I start to inject and place the point on the skin I realise that place is going to hurt; presumably there are more nerves there. I stop and move the site slightly. (still do that with my pump cannula).</p><p> I have a feeling that if you expect it to hurt then you will tense up and that makes it more likely to hurt. Maybe difficult to overcome this. Telling yourself to relax is sometimes counterproductive but at least remembering to breathe (ie not holding your breath) might help</p><p>I know that some of the parents use anaesthetic cream (Emla) obtained on prescription) before injecting and I think that I have read of others rubbing the area with an ice cube to numb it. You could certainly try the latter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="phoenix, post: 371064, member: 12578"] The BD site has some info on how to inject with both the smaller (4 and 5mm) and the larger needles. [url=http://www.bd.com/us/diabetes/page.aspx?cat=7002&id=62855]http://www.bd.com/us/diabetes/page.aspx ... 2&id=62855[/url] Sometimes when I start to inject and place the point on the skin I realise that place is going to hurt; presumably there are more nerves there. I stop and move the site slightly. (still do that with my pump cannula). I have a feeling that if you expect it to hurt then you will tense up and that makes it more likely to hurt. Maybe difficult to overcome this. Telling yourself to relax is sometimes counterproductive but at least remembering to breathe (ie not holding your breath) might help I know that some of the parents use anaesthetic cream (Emla) obtained on prescription) before injecting and I think that I have read of others rubbing the area with an ice cube to numb it. You could certainly try the latter. [/QUOTE]
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