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Injection site help

eddie1968

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Location
Dumbarton, Scotland
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Insulin
Dislikes
Pasta, sorry to me it's vile, yeuch lol (and full of nasty carbs)
Been bruising a lot on my belly with injecting now.
 
I inject too, have you tried changing injection sites and make sure your not injecting into muscle. :(:)
I'll be honest and only rotate around my abdomen...I've lost a lot of weight over the years too and abdomen is more muscle than fat now. I should start on arms and thighs...thanks
 
Hi @eddie1968 1968

You can use your arms, thighs or bum should you choose, but just be aware that insulin works fastest in the abdomen and less so in the bum.
 
Thanks. I'm in a sling after shoulder surgery so the bum and left arm are kinda out of the running. Is it the inside /outside of the thighs/arms. I'm on Humulin M3, 52 units am 36 pm. It's a lot and do a 20 second count for seepage. It does say it can be a SC or IM injection.
 
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