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Thread: Injection pain

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#24 (permalink)

05-05-2008, 12:00 PM

Lizzie G

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I am a: Type 1

Join Date: Jan 2008

Location: London UK

Posts: 244

Quote:

Originally Posted by shades9323

Doesn't "poking around" potentially increase the pain? The best way I have found is to just jab it in there. Don't put the needle in slowly, a swift jab does the trick for me.

i guess when i say 'poking around' i mean, i ease the tip in gently, so that if i hit a piece of skin that is sensitive or tough (you know how some skin breaks really easily whereas some bits need a bit of a 'pop') i withdraw the needle and try again....lovely....

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