Bruises and weight gain?

[roxy909]

I have really bad Bruises where i inject my insulin.
does anyone else get these?

also, do they go away once ur skin has got used to it, or will i get bruising all the time? :( :confused:

Also, i know that it does make u gain weight but ive gained 8 pounds in 3 weeks, will i continue to gain weight?
or will it calm down once ive got used to things?
I need to gain some weight but i dont want to gain it to the extent that i begome overweight :/
Is there a way of keeping your weight down?

im new to all this so dont really know much about it, and would appreciate some help.

[DeusXM]

If you're getting bruises then you're either injecting too deeply or you haven't got your injection technique right just yet. Remember to pinch up before injecting, and make sure you're injecting into fat, not muscle, capillaries or a vein.

You will gain weight pretty rapidly in the first few weeks or so of going onto insulin because your body has been severely dehydrated and in a state of starvation. Provided you don't eat more calories a day than you actually need though, you should stop gaining weight once your body has restored itself to normal.

[ProudNanaof5]

I have a bruise once in a while. It just comes with the territory with me. I bruise easily anyway. When I was first dx I had lost over 150 lbs. When they put me on insulin I gained 13 lbs in 4 days. I have gained 50 back but I am stabilizing now and have lost 5 here in the last couple of weeks. So once you get stabled out you will be okay. Good Luck!!

[HollyB]

If you are thin (sounds like you are), you may need a shorter length needle to make sure you don't go in too deeply. Also, ask at the pharmacy if you are getting the thinnest needles available. Hope it settles down soon.

[Tyler]

Massive dehydration plus massive weight loss will equal some quick weight gain once you turn things back around.

Simply rehydrating will make you gain a lot of weight. I gained 10-15 lbs. in the first few weeks I started insulin and stayed pretty steady after that until I decided to gain more.