Injection site lumps

[smh2990]

Hi everyone, I have recently been struggling with really high blood sugars (18-24ish) that have taken 2 or more correction doses to come down. I spoke to my DSN who said to change my injection sites. I did this and my blood sugars are almost perfect- it's like a miracle!

My worry now is that I thought I was putting weight on, but in fact that my belly is bigger due to lumps. My belly doesn't feel lumpy but it does feel quite hard now. Has anyone struggled with lumps and can tell me what they look like? I'm also wondering if they ever go away?

Thanks.

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[kimlala]

@smh2990, I can tell you I developed lumps in my stomach and thighs with Tresiba, lumps you could see from a distance. I also learned if you haven't much fat on site of injection this is common problem, at least this is what doctor told me. Do to running there is no fat on thighs, so lumps would swell to the size of a half-dollar. On Levemir and Novolog now, when I inject Levemir (I use a total of 14 units a day and split it into 7 late night, and 7 early morning-trying to eliminate DP) I inject in my butt, but do small doses. Meaning, I break the 7 into 4 and 3, each butt cheek gets a shot. I started doing this because of what I had read in Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solutions, and it works (at least for me). Also, don't know why, but stomach still seems to swell at site of injection, and I only inject Novolog in stomach. Swelling isn't what it was, but still occurs. Try breaking dose up.

 

[Diakat]

Have you been rotating your injection sites? Using the same place repeatedly can lead to adsorption problems and fatty lumps.

 

[noblehead]

My belly doesn't feel lumpy but it does feel quite hard now. Has anyone struggled with lumps and can tell me what they look like? I'm also wondering if they ever go away?

The skin feeling firmer is a sign of Lipohypertrophy, the condition can clear up on it's own if you stay clear of the injection site and give it time to heal, just google Lipohypertrophy if you want to see some images.

I've had Lipo issues a couple of times, still got a lump on my stomach from 25+years ago but in more recent times the Lipo in other areas have cleared-up once I've avoided the area for a few months.

Site rotation is important and pleased your DSN pointed this out and you've seen some positive results, before moving to a pump I was injecting my basal insulin in my bum and legs and bolus doses in my arms and stomach.