Type 1 Injection Site

I was watching a video about injecting insulin and fir my surprise.. they mentioned not to inject in the shoulders!!!!!!! I inject all my insulin in my shoulders! They stated the reason being that there is less fat there... how true is that?

Antje77 said:

I'd think as long as you have enough padding on your shoulders you'd be fine. Never heard of injecting in shoulders before though. Then again I like injecting on the inside of my thigh, which isn't recommended either.
Is there a particular reason you only inject there and not the more common sites?

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Sorry! Only now I get what I wrote I thought he meant "back of the arm" but I got confused. Anyway, I only inject in the back of my arms but recently Lantus has been going way harsh on me I reduced so far by 9 units and still it crashes me within 2 hours. So I was wondering if maybe I have too little fat to hold the Lantus in my arm? Maybe I should try my thighs because "maybe" it usually contains more fat for Lantus to sit on.
Also you shouldn't inject in inner thighs your risk is higher to hit a vein or a muscle!

Antje77 said:

Plenty of padding on the inside of my thigh. Hurt or bled way more often when I used the outsides, so I guess I have funny legs .

I switched from Lantus to Tresiba and I like it a lot better.

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I am switching very soon to Tresiba! Can't wait

Diakat said:

I have injected in my shoulders. Usually if wearing a jumpsuit type outfit where leg/stomach tricky to reach. Not had any problems.

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Hmm I think I'm going to stick to the usual sites