[BopeDolaNeone]

Here is the thing. I am injecting my self in the tummy, but for some reason my skin is getting hard to poke it hurts alot. Before the poke did not hurt much but right now it seems to hurt alot and I try different places and its the same. I even tried my buttock and it was really hard to poke. Why would this happen. And one more thing after the injection some liquid not alot gets out. Today I had a drop of blood.

[Eh085zE7]

I am also having the same problem ....

[Suentiend]

What kind of syringes are you using?

I have ultra-fine insuline, and never a problem. Following my mom's advice (she in health, and my dad has diabetes), I even re-use syringes one to two times. How I do it:
- alcohol swab over the skin, letting that dry
- pinch fat
- apply needle, gently pressing down - takes a sec to first break the skin, then the fat layer
- stop pinching fat
- inject
- leave in there for 2 seconds
- withdraw needle.

The worst I have had so far is a slight sting after injection, while the needle was still in there... I usually attribute that to the alcohol not being dry all the way.

[kSmica]

I have very thin needles like 1/2" 29 gauge and I inject in the fat on my inner thigh and feel nothing - going in at an angle

[slimsex]

I never go in at an angle. Go straight in. It's much easier and doesn't hurt.

[KaterinaNJq]

I use insulin ones the pain comes to break skin

[Nwxffgke]

Have you looked into other size needles. My friend was using 29G needle and I ordered 31G. I noticed a huge difference in size. I couldn't even feel mine at all.

[Acrogeokickic]

I use insulin ones the pain comes to break skin

Yes what is your needle size? Can make a huge difference

[c2siOlIk]

I have done a rediculously lot of injections for someone who isn't a vet or nurse. I started giving injections to my dad when I was 15 and he was dying from cancer. Since I cared about his pain level I did my best to figure out how to make it not hurt. Since giving him shots I've done tons of shots from SubQ, IM and IVs on animals (under a vets care). And my stepdads shots when he was was recovering from cancer.

All that said as a "average" person I've come to realize what makes it easier and harder. I think it really helps if the needle hole is pointed toward the ground ( the needle tips are angled) and you enter at a really really slight angle upward. I'm talking so slight nobody would ever see it. When you go to put it in do not rest the needle against your skin. You need to muster the courage to put it directly in, in one swift movement. Hesitation right before entering will make the needle not got right in.

It shouldn't burn as long as you let the alcohol dry, and don't have a bead of meds on the needle (some meds really burn if they are on the tip when entering). I inject slowly while breathing in and out, by counting to 8. Then count to 10 (someone said 5, but once I get done the injection I tend to count fast so I count to ten) and remove the needle. You shouldn't have any meds come out this way. I never have.

I have had a huge needle "pop" into a horse before but I definitely hesitated and the hole was point up as I angled up. NOT my finest moment.