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<blockquote data-quote="kitedoc" data-source="post: 1857809" data-attributes="member: 468714"><p>Hi [USER=468725]@Libby3781[/USER], At diagnosis at age 13, I had trouble starting off with injections and ended up for a few months using an injector device.</p><p>One thing I wonder is whether as the Lantus dose increases it might hurt or sting a bit more and that might have sensitised you to the needle sting. Of course there is the occasional injection that does not sting at all. I guess it depends on whether the needle has hurt a nerve. </p><p>Perhaps applying a block of ice for some seconds before injecting might help reduce the sting of the needle or a slap to the skin. Also I found that the best way is to sort of<em> throw the needle in</em>, NOT push the needle tentatively through the skin. </p><p>If you have ever observed nurses giving injections they usually push the needle through quickly. Patients have told them that the other way stings too much !!</p><p>Best Wishes with javelin practice !!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kitedoc, post: 1857809, member: 468714"] Hi [USER=468725]@Libby3781[/USER], At diagnosis at age 13, I had trouble starting off with injections and ended up for a few months using an injector device. One thing I wonder is whether as the Lantus dose increases it might hurt or sting a bit more and that might have sensitised you to the needle sting. Of course there is the occasional injection that does not sting at all. I guess it depends on whether the needle has hurt a nerve. Perhaps applying a block of ice for some seconds before injecting might help reduce the sting of the needle or a slap to the skin. Also I found that the best way is to sort of[I] throw the needle in[/I], NOT push the needle tentatively through the skin. If you have ever observed nurses giving injections they usually push the needle through quickly. Patients have told them that the other way stings too much !! Best Wishes with javelin practice !! [/QUOTE]
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