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Comment by MapleSugar on December 13, 2012 at 11:21pm

Ahh. I always do that anyway.

I seem to remember that the instruction sheet included with my needles, or insulin, or something says always to squirt a little out of the needle into the air while watching, before you actually inject, to make sure that the system isn't leaking somewhere. I do that because I'm the type who almost always follows instructions, unless I feel that I have a good reason not to.

They also suggest doing that because the needle might be clogged, but this looks to me like less of a problem: It once happened to me, and the back pressure is so enormous that it's impossible to push the plunger, so there's no danger that you won't notice.

Thanks.
M.

Comment by JDavid on December 13, 2012 at 3:36pm

Hi!

What does "priming the needle" mean?

Thanks.
M.
Priming the needle is simply pushing out any air in the needle with insulin. If you fail to prime the needle, syringe or pen, you may not get a proper accurate dose.

JD

Comment by Linda G on December 13, 2012 at 1:00pm

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Comment by MapleSugar on December 4, 2012 at 3:32am

Hi!

What does "priming the needle" mean?

Thanks.
M.

Comment by meee on November 26, 2012 at 7:13pm

re: Bruising... I thought I was bruising due to being on warfarin.. which I think I was, they were darker bruises and they only happened when my inr went up it seemed. But now that I'm off it for 2 weeks currently I am still bruising. My inr nurse said to put pressure on the site you inject in that will stop bruising.. I think I will start doing that.

I use the bd very fine needles and I think this may help too. But sometimes I have pain and sometimes I don't, if I prime the needle I seem to have more due to insulin burning me. I have had larger bruises with large needles on syringes from insulin and lovenox.

Comment by meee on November 26, 2012 at 7:06pm

hello Jing Jing,

yes I have heard of it and I may try it eventually, but I would have to switch insulins to do it they say since the novolog pen refills don't fit pendiq... I think maybe I could inject it into another cartridge maybe though. If you live in the us though, you have to have it shipped to somone in the UK or Europe and have them ship it to you... they won't ship it here yet. It would certainly make treating yourself more similar to a pump since you can do very small adjustments when needed. I am currently using the novopen junior which has .5 doses, have you tried that?

Comment by Jing Jing on November 26, 2012 at 3:35am

Anyone here ever hear of the Pendiq insulin pen - I think it's German? This pen can dose in 0.1U increments although the minimum dose is 0.5U. I could really use this pen but it is not available here in the USA - how typical!!!!

I could also use the Novopen Echo but it also is not available here.

Pendiq site:

Comment by BriannaM on November 17, 2012 at 7:10pm

I bruise a lot in my stomach and arms, depending on where I go. One nice thing though I that I've done shots for so long I can see and feel the veins underneath. It all basically comes with more practice.

Comment by Bill on November 17, 2012 at 4:27pm

thanks all I will give it a try what you all have said and thanks again

Comment by MapleSugar on November 17, 2012 at 10:33am

Hi, Bill!

"How do you keep from getting a Bruise does anyone know Thanks"

First of all, as I was informed by someone here (Emily?) that some individual spots on one's abdomen, thigh, etc. seem to be more sensitive to pain, bleeding, and bruising. Just skip them.

I have also noticed that not pushing the needle in perfectly straight can cause both bruising and sometimes amazing pain. There are two things to look out for:
1. When I tried just snapping on the snap-on needles, they would sometimes not end up EXACTLY parallel to the pen. I finally gave up, and always screw on my needles the old slow way.
2. With one of the super-cheapie brands of needles supplied by my HMO, the needle (the cannula, as they call it) is not always at an EXACT right angle to the plastic surface it's stuck in. It's close enough, though, that you can miss the difference if you're not looking for it. If I try to push the needle in along the axis of the pen, it turns out that I'm pushing it in at a strange angle. It can be very painful and leave a dramatic bruise, and it more likely to bleed a little. The solution is always to check, and always to carefully push the needle in along its own axis, which might not be the axis of the pen.

Two pharmacists said that they've heard this before, and one said that he would be happy to sell me BD needles privately. They would cost me only 25 times what I pay the HMO for Brand X needles. If I were a zillionaire....

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