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Diabetes How To Do An Insulin Shot In Your Arm

16 Nov


Presented by 1HappyDiabetic this is a video on how to do an insulin shot on your arm. The technique includes showing proper breathing technique and finding the subcutaneous tissue. Go to http://1…

 
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  1. tinkerloverr22

    November 16, 2009 at 10:49 pm

    after you took out the needle you began to bleed lol. Its happned to me SO many times, but i got the insulin pump in November. I LOVE IT!!!!!! But one day i hit a vein in my tummy && i had projectile bleeding lol. It got all over my school uniform. Needless to say i got to school at 9:20 because of the shower i had to take && changing my uniform and what not. I love your videos!

     

  2. echoroxy01

    November 16, 2009 at 11:03 pm

    i’ve been taking my insulin that way for like 3 years now. but i add on extra step before i use the swab i smack my arm a few time to kinda numb the site. my husband jokes and says i look like a junkie. somedays i’m sensitive and it really helps.

     

  3. 1HappyDiabetic

    November 16, 2009 at 11:07 pm

    Oh yes… the Diabetic Ninja Slap as we like to say :-) That move has been fighting diabetic outchies for sometime :-) I have seen people do it (for alternative site testing to help get the blood to the surface too), I never have done it. I’ve never heard a doctor or educator mention doing that for injections…. have you? Just wondering… Makes sense to me… Thanks for sharing your tips, tricks and Diabetic Nija slaps :-)

     

  4. xiggystardust

    November 16, 2009 at 11:34 pm

    My doc suggested the ninja slap to me (well, he had some medical name for it :-P ) when I first got diabetes, when I told him injections were hurting!

     

  5. 1HappyDiabetic

    November 17, 2009 at 12:32 am

    The arm does tend to hurt more often from my experience. There is less room for error on the arm. Another reason why it’s not my favorite spot.

     

  6. richpickins

    November 17, 2009 at 12:53 am

    hi..ive been a diabetic for 33 years and for the last 2 ive switched to the pen and the fast acting insulin..all the vids on youtube seem to be from america and you lot have got things ive never heard of, ie the pump and you do your blood levels in the 100’s, i do 6.5 below and above.. do u think englands out of date?

     

  7. 1HappyDiabetic

    November 17, 2009 at 1:43 am

    Well I am glad you have switched to the pens. They are better then regular injections for lots of reasons. So you don’t have the choice for an Insulin Pump. That might have to do with the way your healthcare is set up. They cost $6,000 american out of pocket. Looks like you have to fail on Multiple Daily Injections first and pray for funding. :-( I found this on the web “Postcode lottery on insulin pumps” type that into a search and see what you find!

     

  8. richpickins

    November 17, 2009 at 1:55 am

    Hi, thanks for getting back to me with that, i’ll look into it. did you do the fast acting insulin before and if so what was your average dose? im a big guy like yourself and i go gym alot and have stopped eating all pastas and carbs. some meals i inject 15 units, is that high or not? im not sure because i moved to spain 2 years back and my health cares all up the wall….cheers

     

  9. 1HappyDiabetic

    November 17, 2009 at 2:44 am

    Are you carb counting for meals? The amount of insulin people take is different. Some people are more insulin resistant or sensitive. So there is no “real” average dose. Hope it helps. Have fun in spain, so whats the healthcare like over there?

     

  10. xiggystardust

    November 17, 2009 at 2:49 am

    richpickins,The difference in blood glucose numbers is just a units conversion; if you grab a calculator and divide your value by 0.055, you’ll get the number in the american units :) . My doc in Australia was flabberghasted when I told him my average morning blood sugar was 80 (4.4 outside US)!