[jensw61]

Bountyman, thanks for the tip re injecting 2 50c's away from the last site! Loved your diagram and will copy that in a slightly different way. Do you really hang that up beside your computer???!!!

[kingleonidas]

Yes !! That diagram was great. Thanks for the tip !

[michelby]

I have the same problem as you! I noticed that if I injected slower, it minimized the burn, but I still get it sometimes.

Practice makes perfect I guess!!!

[aaem]

lantus is acidic medium , and the sc tissue is neutral medium , so lantus perecpitate in the sc tissue leaving a burning sensation or a sting as u said , and this mode of action is like human insulin , but levemir is different , it is albumin binding

[dbaratta]

Originally Posted by kingleonidas

I take my lantus on the sides of my tummy, is it normal to sometimes have it burn a little while injecting or get a small bump resembling mosquito bite as a result of injecting the needle into your skin?

I pinch the skin and then inject.

Get used to it. Try an area with more fat? Maybe? I was told to inject closer to my belly button with Novolog and with Lantus inject in my outer thigh which can be pretty painful at times. I just poke a little till I don't feel the poke and then push it in. ugh. LOL what a life huh?

[gary.keith]

I find it fascinating how we all seem to react to the same things just a little bit differently. For me moving to injecting Lantus in my outer thigh has been a great experience. There's no more burning, no more weeping and no more bleeding.

Originally Posted by kingleonidas

Am I supposed to pinch or do it on flat skin with no pinching at all? That's what I am a little confised about. Thanks.

I inject into flat skin. Always have. When I was in hospital the nurse never suggested I pinch so I never have. Not for Lantus and not for NovoLog either. Unlike most I don't get a subcutaneous bump. I get a dimple that goes away in a few hours.

[Subby]

I find it depends on what padded areas I've got and where I am injecting. In the interest of injecting in more places with slightly less of a layer of fat, I will sometimes pinch but just a little - I'd call it slightly raising the area with a wide "gather", rather than a good pinch. It may depend a little on how much real estate you have to go on. Without this I'd be re-using sites more than I'd like. I think this need to maximise real estate really hits home after a few thousand shots/few years and seeing/feeling a bit of scar buildup if you overuse.