Hi All,
After many years of injections, I switched exactly one year ago to the pump.
Over the years, I went from my mom injecting me (in the needle sharpening days) to using a Busher Automatic Injector to just manually sticking myself. It was an evolution for me and not being fond of injections in the first place, I have used many methods to make it easier on myself.
I ended up with the short needles and they were nothing for me--so short, no angle to worry about, etc. I nearly always injected somewhere I could reach easily, my stomach or thighs.
When I got my Cozmo, my CDE just had me insert my long Comfort set manually. I admit to being a bit taken aback by the length of the insertion needle after all of those little ones. I did the first one easily (bravado--she was watching) and was surprised at how little I felt it. Now I have settled into a routine of concentrating on the angle and getting the tape stuck correctly. This seems to give me something upon which to focus and eliminates most or all of the sensation.
Seeing some new folks 'posts, I thought how it might have helped me to hear a few tricks from more experienced injection takers. The old 1-2-3-GO always helps me, too. I still usually look somewhere else when my blood is being drawn.
Anyone else care to share? Mich
