How many injections before scarring

[Wwwdot]

Hi All

Me again!!! I am in thinking mode today !

Over last 6 months approx 150 injections sc in tummy - it’s was already a battleground of scars and stretch marks but wondering when I should look for pastures new to self inject?

Is this like vegetable growing where crop rotation is recommended? Ie rotating around different injection sites advisable or can I stay in one area?

Just typing this puts my teeth on edge !! Hate needles 🥴

Thank you in advance 🤗🤗🤗

[wedgewood]

You can use the whole of the front of your thighs for subcutaneous injections . Use the finest needle ( 30G x 1/2 inch ) and alternate thighs .

[Wwwdot in reply to wedgewood]

thank you for identifying new plots! 🤗🤗🤗

[Nackapan]

Change locations.My husband has been having 4 sc insulin injections daily for 28 years now.

If one area over used your body tissue can get hard ( term evades me at present)so slows absorbtion .

No other problems however .

So rotate, rotate location.

I use a 30g 1/2 " needle for sc injections.

27-30 g suitable

1/2" to 5/8" length. Suitable

I do sc tummy 2" away from belly button .

Hips if enough flesh.

Outer thighs .

Upper arms okay too .

[Wwwdot]

Thank you. Rotation it is vege plot style!

[WIZARD6787]

I rotate areas for injection just to give a fresh area of fat for absorption. I use a water soluble marker and put a dot to the right of the injection site. Then I wipe the dot off with the alcohol pad I used to prepare the injection site.

I use the same routine each time which helps with my putting off the injections. That way I can think about executing the routine rather than my aversion to injecting. I also tell my self something positive after completing the routine.

Sometimes I say that sucked but the results don't.

[Wwwdot in reply to WIZARD6787]

I identify with putting the injection off. Having said that moving from a 1”, 25g orange needle to a 0.5”, 30g grey needle has eased the dread considerably. Sounds like you have a good coping strategy. I injected in my thigh for the first time today - only pain was in my head! Didn’t realise I was holding my breath and tense till afterwards. But another milestone on the road to recovery! 🤗🤗🤗

[WIZARD6787 in reply to Wwwdot]

I don't cope. I figure stuff out. Mitigating problem's is for attorneys. It is all they are capable of😀.

When communicating with a person who is experiencing stress I often say "you are going to have to breathe sooner or later. Might as well start now"

[Wwwdot in reply to WIZARD6787]

Oh Wiz you are such a joy! 🤗🤗

[Nackapan in reply to WIZARD6787]

I realise now I breath out when inserting the needle

[Wwwdot in reply to Nackapan]

I breathe in to swell my belly and that helps the needle go in but then I forget to breathe out!!! I will try the breathe out technique. Thank you 🤗🤗🤗

[B12life in reply to WIZARD6787]

nice one

[Purplegirl2 in reply to Wwwdot]

that’s wonderful. I also notice it is much better injecting with 30G needle. I tend to bruise a lot more easily in my thighs than when I’d inject in my tummy. So be sure to put a cold pack on the intended injection area before you inject in your thighs, then wipe with an alcohol wipe. The cold seems to prevent bruising.

[WIZARD6787]

Good on you. I did not realize it till you wrote but I use the same technique I discovered when I was 10 as a baseball pitcher. Take a deep breath and shake out. Then inhale and jab on the out breath.