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<blockquote data-quote="AndyS" data-source="post: 96674" data-attributes="member: 20775"><p>I had some trouble with injections, particularly with Glargine.</p><p></p><p>What I have found works for me is this:</p><p>For rapid, inject in arms or stomache.</p><p>Arms:</p><p>Pretty limited in what you can do since you can't pinch but poke the site a bit first to find a nice soft spot and then brace the heel of my hand on my arm to reduce movement. Before I did this I found I moved the pen a bit and got bruising and ocasional bleeding of the site.</p><p></p><p>Stomache:</p><p>Best trick I have found is take quite a small pinch then injecg slightly off to one side, letting the skin down before injecting. I dont seem to get much in the way of bruising now.</p><p></p><p>Glargine:</p><p>This is a tricky one.. because of how it works it's going to sting no matter what so just get on with it unfortunately. I have found that I get better more consistent absorbtion if I go for bum and thighs.</p><p>Bum:</p><p>Again like arms not that much you can do as you are swiveling round so quite limited but the plus side is it doesnt actually hurt that much.</p><p></p><p>Thighs:</p><p>This is where is does sting some but I continue to persist to maintain good site rortation.</p><p>Similar to stomache, smallish pinch and go slightly to one side.. what I look out for is visible veins and avoid since I have caused some bleeding and bruising but otherwise it works ok.</p><p></p><p>What I have found makes a big difference is having the insulin slightly warm so if its cold I stick my pen in a pocket for 30 minutes or so before I will inject and it doesnt usualy hurt quite so much then.</p><p></p><p>Andy</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AndyS, post: 96674, member: 20775"] I had some trouble with injections, particularly with Glargine. What I have found works for me is this: For rapid, inject in arms or stomache. Arms: Pretty limited in what you can do since you can't pinch but poke the site a bit first to find a nice soft spot and then brace the heel of my hand on my arm to reduce movement. Before I did this I found I moved the pen a bit and got bruising and ocasional bleeding of the site. Stomache: Best trick I have found is take quite a small pinch then injecg slightly off to one side, letting the skin down before injecting. I dont seem to get much in the way of bruising now. Glargine: This is a tricky one.. because of how it works it's going to sting no matter what so just get on with it unfortunately. I have found that I get better more consistent absorbtion if I go for bum and thighs. Bum: Again like arms not that much you can do as you are swiveling round so quite limited but the plus side is it doesnt actually hurt that much. Thighs: This is where is does sting some but I continue to persist to maintain good site rortation. Similar to stomache, smallish pinch and go slightly to one side.. what I look out for is visible veins and avoid since I have caused some bleeding and bruising but otherwise it works ok. What I have found makes a big difference is having the insulin slightly warm so if its cold I stick my pen in a pocket for 30 minutes or so before I will inject and it doesnt usualy hurt quite so much then. Andy [/QUOTE]
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