- Injecting into muscle
- Posted by John Baltimore
I know everything says "Don't inject into muscle", but... why? If you
make that mistake, what's the consequence?
John Baltimore
- Posted by oldal4865
John Baltimore wrote in message
<1jhbuvkf9rmvnub34cre51hkb8l97mnahe@4ax.com>...
Insulin enters the blood stream a lot faster than you anticipate.
I did just that by accident during my second week on insulin. Had to
gobble a lot of candy to fight off the low, then rode way too many miles
on an exercise bike when the expected tail (R + NPH) never showed.
More fun: I was at my in-laws' house for a quiet holiday visit and ended up
driving home to use the bike.
Regards
Old Al
- Posted by Beav
"John Baltimore" <thcts@comcastNoSpam.net> wrote in message
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In my experience John, not very much. A slightly faster absorption IF you
use that particular muscle in the hour or so after injecting, but it's
actually quite hard to get into a muscle with these farting little needles
we use. I'm not blessed with a lot of "leg fat" and I always use my thighs
for my Humalog, so I've managed it a few times and I'm still here:-)
I WAS once given a bollocking at the clinic for injecting my INNER thighs
because "they" said that I could hook up with an artery, but I don't think I
ever have. (And I still use my inner thighs too)
Beav
- Posted by G. Wolfe Woodbury
Beav <beavis.original@ntloxoworld.com> shaped electrons to say:
I have more trouble with the little veins that run all through the
abdominal fat pads. The last physical I had happened to be a few days
after snagging one of the little fellows and I had a fairly large bruise
in my left lower quadrant. Doc said "you should try to avoid the
veins." Doh!
--
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ggw at wolves.durham.nc.us U RHCT August 2003
"The Line Eater is a boojum snark." Hug your wolf.
- Posted by Beav
"G. Wolfe Woodbury" <ggw_@no_spam.wolves.durham.nc.us> wrote in message
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Maybe you should've asked him for some needles with a built in camera and
telemetry:-)
Docs say TE most stupid things when you think about it.
Beav
- Posted by Cal Mentzer
This is a serious consideration for all insulin - injecting diabetics.
Injecting into muscle can happen, even after years of daily experience
- there is no precise needle - injecting technique. But the
consequences of doing so are certainly dangerous.
It can result in a prolonged, intense and unusual hypoglycaemic
response ( very low glugose)that can be highly difficult to recognize
or control.
But you can have indications that you have went too deep when
injecting. More blood and darker in colour. A lingering dull pain at
the injection site. And bruising later at the site.
The solution is to have easily assimilated glugose at hand - in good
amounts. Lucozade is the simplest and best to counteract this danger.
And you must take it, quickly, if you feel even slightly confused.
Slight confusion is the first warning signal.
- Posted by Frank Roy
John Baltimore wrote:
Note that I do not inject insulin. As Old Al mentioned, injection into
the muscle inters the blood stream faster. It would seem that with
faster acting insulin analogs, this would be a more serious problem
since a hypo may occur more rapidly as well. It might not make so much
difference with the longer acting insulins. The Lilly site specifically
mentions this for Humalog. I couldn't find the specific mention right
now. Just my opinion.
http://www.lillydiabetes.com/Product...tyProfiles.cfm
Frank
