A 33-year-old member asked:
how do you inject insulin from a needle?
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Dr. Glenn Messina answered
35 years experience Aesthetic Medicine
Insulin syringes: You require special graduated Insulin needles, they are designed to accurately measure the units of Insulin you require. You wipe the top with alcohol draw back what you need wipe the skin and inject the tiny Insulin needle into the fatty layer of your skin Simple almost painless
Answered on Jun 25, 2014
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Dr. Neal Handly answered
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Generally no: Drop of blood may be from hitting a capillary but continued bleeding is likely from hitting a vein or artery. Injecting into a vein or artery can caus ... Read More
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Dr. Susan Wingo answered
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Not recommended: Once the needle goes through your skin, two things happen. First , it gets dull. Little bits of metal stick out, so the needle causes more pain with ... Read More
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Dr. Ed Friedlander answered
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Nothing: But please stop reading foolish stuff on the internet that is written by pranksters.
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Dr. Randy Baker answered
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Yes,but ask 4 longer: Yes, it should still work, but it would be better to inject into muscle. I usually use one and a half inch long (but thin like 27 guage) needles to i ... Read More
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