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01-16-2006, 04:49 PM
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| | | fast or slow? :-\
Everyone (including my doctor and all of the educators) tell me that it is better to give injections fast than slow. I just can't however manage to do it fast. The one time I did try doing it fast, I had to pull the needle out instantly because it hurt so bad. Was I just unlucky? I would just be curious to see what others have to say on this topic.
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01-16-2006, 05:31 PM
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| | | I would say do it at whatever speed you feel comfortable with. When I use to do it I did it slow. Personally, I would think slower would be better because it has more time for it to be spread out some. If you do it fast, then it will bulge up the skin in one spot until it can be absorbed a little bit (like 5 seconds is all, but still a valid point.)
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01-16-2006, 05:33 PM
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| | | No no, I mean the speed to insert the needle.
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01-16-2006, 05:37 PM
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Originally Posted by someone No no, I mean the speed to insert the needle. | Fast for me.
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01-16-2006, 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by someone No no, I mean the speed to insert the needle. | Sorry, my bad. I thought you meant the insulin speed. Gosh, I need a nap. I use to use an auto-injector when I was on MDI and it shot it in fast. It was pretty much pain free. When I tried doing it by hand once, and did it slow, it hurt like heck.
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01-16-2006, 06:02 PM
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| | hhmmmm now I KNOW I am not the only one with a dirty mind that thought this thread could have ment something other then sticking oneself with a needle....... 
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01-16-2006, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by JediSkipdogg I would say do it at whatever speed you feel comfortable with. When I use to do it I did it slow. Personally, I would think slower would be better because it has more time for it to be spread out some. If you do it fast, then it will bulge up the skin in one spot until it can be absorbed a little bit (like 5 seconds is all, but still a valid point.) | I was thinking how to inject insulin also. 
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01-16-2006, 06:14 PM
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Originally Posted by middnite03 hhmmmm now I KNOW I am not the only one with a dirty mind that thought this thread could have ment something other then sticking oneself with a needle....... |
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01-16-2006, 06:54 PM
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| | | hmm.. perhaps i should have said it differently. anyways, you know what i mean.. it is not intended to be "dirty"! i was just curious as to what other peoples preferences were, but nevermind.
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01-16-2006, 09:30 PM
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| | | For the stabbing part: I usually go slow, but it's been hurting lately so I've been trying to do it faster. six and half a dozen it seems.
For the plungering part: I have to inject slowly because anything fast hurts way too much, regardless of what insulin type.
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01-16-2006, 09:55 PM
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| | | Fast works best for me. Then I push the plunger slow.
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01-17-2006, 02:02 AM
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| | | Don't confuse 'fast' with 'hard'. Probably when you injected quickly, you put a lot more force behind the needle than you usually would. It's a common mistake if you're changing the speed you're used to injecting. Try it again, but this time be quick but in control.
Of course, the speed you inject at is a matter of personal preference. It won't make any difference to the absorbtion rate because we're talking seconds here. However, I like my injections like my visits to the bank - go in quick, get to the point and then get out of there. |
01-17-2006, 02:59 AM
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| | Im slow....lol 
never been able to bring myself to just stab it in  |
01-17-2006, 03:52 AM
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| | | I go for slow as well. I also just cant make myself just stab it in there. So I dont really know if it hurts less or more, as I've never tried it fast, but I'm pretty happy with the way I do it. I guess doctors and nurses would prefer to inject quickly, because I can see patients complaining if they take longer then necessary to jab them! Plus a lot of the time they are using needles that are much nastier than our little insulin needles, so I guess in that case it might be likely to hurt one way or another, so probably better all over quickly before the patient can run away!
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01-17-2006, 04:22 AM
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| | Hi Someone and Welcome.
I do it fast for injection and slow for the Insulin. Why don't you
ask your Pharmacist for the swabs they came out with(about 100 yrs.
ago,  just/kidding)that numbs the skin surface for injections, etc.?
I imagine they must still have them. I used those back in the 80's I think, for a while. You'd be surprised where practice and gritting teeth gets you or taking a deep breath or all of the above.. I don't grit my teeth any more but I still take a deep breath and hold it 'til it's in and I'm squirting the painless Insulin inside. 
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