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Is there anywhere you can't bear to inject?

Bethanee

Bethanee

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Just curious!

I've always used tummy and thighs. I don't know why I hate the thought of injecting into my bum (although there's plenty of fat there hahaha) and I'd never even consider my arms! Makes me shudder.
 
I inject bum,tum and thighs,I hate injecting in the leg though
 
Always tried to inject my basal in my bum and legs and bolus doses in my stomach and arms, didn't really have any preference but injecting in the stomach was probably the easiest.
 
bum is a bit more difficult as I can't really see it very well :)
but i want to try and always avoid developing places i can't inject from overuse so i rotate like the earth
--continuously --LOL:D
 
I've tried everywhere but the worst place for me is thighs. Especially on the pump I just am uncomfortable in pain usually this is because I still have unite muscular thighs so places where I build muscle I struggle with because I tend to grow muscle quick too
 
Thighs and stomach. My arms aren't fleshy enough, usually end up bleeding. Used to do it in my bum but as I've got older it's harder to get round there!
 
I never liked using my arms because I didn't feel as steady holding the pen there. Pain wise it didn't bother me though. My pump is always in my tum just because I find it easier to go about my day if that is where it is connected. I'm bruised to heck but hey ho.
 
I gave up injecting in my legs when I kept finding that I was hitting little blood vessels. As the needle came out, I wondered how much insulin was coming back with the blood.

I just stick to my beer gut now (even though I have shorter needles).

In trying to be less selfconcious about my knackered pancreas this also helps as I can just unbutton my shirt to inject. Dropping my trousers in the middle of the office may result in a few complaints.
 
I'll inject anywhere really.. Ideally though? Where I can "pinch up".
But I'm old school though. From the days of glass syringes with long big gauge needles..
 
I tried cheeks! spilled into my mouth!
Kidding, didn't spill in...
Kidding, didn't try cheeks...
 
I don't like injecting in my tummy, but I do because have to rotate the sites and I find the tummy site stings.
 
I've been injecting in my thigh's since I've been diagnosed (9yrs) as it hurt a lot less than in my bum or stomach but on my last Diabetic meeting the doctor said my thighs were getting 'a bit hard / swollen' however they skin / fat still looked normal - colour wise.

I've now been injecting in my stomach for approx 3 weeks and noticed my waist has increased and is much firmer than when I did not inject in my stomach area. (Approx 32inch waist now 34)

My thighs do not look any different? will they shrink a little over time? they just look a little 'muscly' to me.

Regards

Justin
 
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I've been injecting in my thigh's since I've been diagnosed (9yrs) as it hurt a lot less than in my bum or stomach but on my last Diabetic meeting the doctor said my thighs were getting 'a bit hard / swollen' however they skin / fat still looked normal - colour wise.

I've now been injecting in my stomach for approx 3 weeks and noticed my waist has increased and is much firmer than when I did not inject in my stomach area. (Approx 32inch waist now 34)

My thighs do not look any different? will they shrink a little over time? they just look a little 'muscly' to me.

Regards

Justin
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Hi Justin sorry to hear you have had site problems. When you say firmer does it feel like there is a ball shape under the skin? I use healing cream from Holland and Barrett all natural but reduces any bruising and I used bit e as it repairs skin. Also a firming cream. I find different size needles work better in different sites because of skin thickness. Don't know if that helps
 
Inject around my tummy

I gave up on the thighs as I do not like it for some weird reason and as for my butt that's way too awkward
 
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