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  • Re: Pain?

    From Mike Roberts@1:261/1381 to Sean Dennis on Mon Jan 25 00:03:58 2010
    *** Quoting Sean Dennis from a message to All ***

    For those non-diabetics out there who are wondering, those of us who
    are insulin-dependent don't worry about the needles so much. If you follow proper rotationpatterns with the injection sites, you're good.
    I prefer to inject around my stomach as that is where the insulin
    gets absorbed faster (I'm told).

    I am still heavy in the stomach area and use the long needles to get
    the job done, but if you know where to poke yourself, there's no pain
    to speak of. Only theone of the upper layers of skin has nerves in it
    and as long as you don't go poking too deep, you're good.

    Hi Sean.. I envy You. I take 5 shots a day, and take them in the abdomen.
    Many times it's ok, kinda like a mosquito bite, but, many times It just plain out hurts, and it smarts for like 20 minutes afterwards. Then I have this thing where I poke the stomach, and the nerves like up in my arm or around my neck or elsewhere feels like a second injection is being given when there is not. It is just a simultaneous jab, but elsewhere from the actual site. I wish I were more like You when jabbing myself. But Ya gotta do what You gotta do.

    Have a good one!
    Mike

    ... If you live long enough, it WILL kill you...

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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to All on Wed Jan 20 19:03:45 2010
    Hello, All.

    For those non-diabetics out there who are wondering, those of us who are insulin-dependent don't worry about the needles so much. If you follow proper rotation patterns with the injection sites, you're good. I prefer to inject around my stomach as that is where the insulin gets absorbed faster (I'm told).

    I am still heavy in the stomach area and use the long needles to get the job done, but if you know where to poke yourself, there's no pain to speak of. Only
    the one of the upper layers of skin has nerves in it and as long as you don't go poking too deep, you're good.

    However, it does sting a little when I inject into my upper thighs at night. I
    do that to slow down the absorption of Novolin N, which is a "long-acting" insulin I take twice a day. What is a pain is the Novolin R, which is your "fast-acting" insulin that one takes before a meal.

    Either way, my goal is to try to get off the insulin someday since I didn't become diabetic until I was 26. I figure if I made myself this way, I can try to undo what I've done as much as possible. :)

    Later,
    Sean

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