How to Inject Insulin Themselves at Home

How to Inject Insulin -If you have diabetes type 1 you certainly already familiar to get injections of insulin. For those of you who suffered from type 2 diabetes, you probably will not get regular insulin injections, but what is the harm in just in case? Insulin injections for type 1 diabetic patients and 2 adjustments based on weight loss, health conditions, diet, exercise routine, and your insulin resistance.

How to inject insulin

If you have type 2 diabetes, you can start using insulin for some time and need not be forwarded if your weight is already balanced and You diligently exercising regularly. But if you have type 1 diabetes, you should routinely use insulin to keep blood sugar levels so that You remain stable.

For those of you who must regularly inject insulin, you certainly want to be able to do it yourself at home. We've got the tips so that you can inject insulin themselves at home.

Before getting started, things you have to do is:

• Learn how to inject insulin by themselves

• Inject your insulin in different places

• Test your blood sugar levels

• Make sure your hands and the State in sterile syringes

• Always use a new needle each injecting

The steps:

• Inject insulin out of little ampules in the air, to make sure the tip of the needle is fully charged by insulin, and not the air. This step is called "air shot"

• Inject insulin into a part containing many layers of fat as the upper thigh or the buttocks.

• Pinch the skin area which will be injected (but don't be too hard because it will make your skin pale and sick) and insert a needle with an angle of 90 degrees. No need to replace with shorter needles, unless your body is very thin. Consult your doctor if you have any questions about this.

• Inject the needle into the area that you want. If the area you feel sick once you are finished injecting, compress with ice for 15-20 seconds.

• Make sure the syringes and pen actually entered into the skin and count for 10 second before injection

• Remove the pinch and dispose of the syringe in a safe place

Tips when injecting insulin

Underbelly: give a distance of about 5 cm from your navel or scars.

Thighs: Inject approximately 10 cm above the knee or at least 10 cm below the crotch area. The best places ON the foot to be given injections of insulin is the upper thighs and outer.

Arm: fatty tissue in this part of the upper arm is the most appropriate area for injection.

Butt: Injected near the hips instead of near the buttocks.

The area is a good idea to inject 2, 5 cm from the previous shot. Do a rotation in one region for one week, then recently moved to other areas. Avoid injecting into scar tissue or nearby areas there are varicose veins.

Massaging or exercise immediately after administering injections can accelerate the absorption. If you plan to do heavy physical activity shortly after injecting insulin, insulin injections do not in the affected area of the effect while exercising.

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