Hello, All.

For those non-diabetics out there who are wondering, those of us who are
insulin-dependent don't worry about the needles so much.  If you follow
proper rotation patterns with the injection sites, you're good.  I prefer
to inject around my stomach as that is where the insulin gets absorbed
faster (I'm told).

I am still heavy in the stomach area and use the long needles to get the
job done, but if you know where to poke yourself, there's no pain to speak
of. Only the one of the upper layers of skin has nerves in it and as long
as you don't go poking too deep, you're good.

However, it does sting a little when I inject into my upper thighs at
night.  I do that to slow down the absorption of Novolin N, which is a
"long-acting" insulin I take twice a day.  What is a pain is the
Novolin R, which is your "fast-acting" insulin that one takes
before a meal.

Either way, my goal is to try to get off the insulin someday since I didn't
become diabetic until I was 26.  I figure if I made myself this way, I can
try to undo what I've done as much as possible. :)

Later,
Sean

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