Comments on: faulty pen?

By: Yong Teressa

Yong Teressa — Sat, 27 Sep 2003 13:43:55 +0000

Me, too.
Billie

Jeanna

Almost never pain. No bruising so far. But between the two, the Byetta
needle hurts more than the insulin syringe needle.

Andrew

By: Yong Teressa

Yong Teressa — Sat, 27 Sep 2003 09:25:58 +0000

Andrew, are you using those micro BD needles? They are teeny, tiny. 1/4 inch
long.
Billie

Andrew

By: Yong Teressa

Yong Teressa — Sat, 27 Sep 2003 05:08:02 +0000

I agree. Byetta is a breeze, nothing compared to multiple daily injections of
four to six shots a day, plus ten to twelve testing sticks a day. Now finally
on the pump, I am rid of all those injections now (still have the finger sticks
of course)!!! Have stopped the Byetta temporarily while adjusting to the pump,
but WANT to go back on it……… I am HUNGRY ALL the time without it!!
Billie

By: Maggie Beck

Maggie Beck — Fri, 26 Sep 2003 22:30:46 +0000

I can share what i do that helps. I was doing it below the belly button
as it hurt less but, there is not much there to DO it on.
every time i did it to the left or right i got huge dots that don’t go
away. when i did it right above the belly button it did it too. So, i
tried to the sides above the belly button, like i heard on one of the
lists.
I always touch test first. if it hurts i move slightly until i find a
spot that doesn’t hurt. i have heard that the 10 is harder to push.
also pinching up a pinch of skin and sitting down helps.
We’re all new at this.
please don’t give up.

By: Ursula Prudence

Ursula Prudence — Fri, 26 Sep 2003 16:23:35 +0000

Really??? I was thinking the opposite was true. Much rather do the epi
pen vs. a syringe

Jeanna

Almost never pain. No bruising so far. But between the two, the Byetta
needle hurts more than the insulin syringe needle.

Andrew

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By: Abram Alston

Abram Alston — Thu, 25 Sep 2003 23:29:04 +0000

Once in a while there will be a little twinge, whether insulin or byetta. I
think it is where, not the substance I’m injecting. Bruises likewise happen
once in a while with either. Pat in Idaho

By: Madelyn Teresita

Madelyn Teresita — Thu, 25 Sep 2003 15:34:27 +0000

Curiouser and curiouser. Do you all experience pain with the injection?
Bruising? Is it the toxic nature of the venom from which this treatment came?

Marsha

By: Ursula Prudence

Ursula Prudence — Thu, 25 Sep 2003 10:18:02 +0000

Hey Gerald, nice of you to join us….so are you taking Byetta?

Jeanna

Good afternoon everybody. I’m new to this group. I’ve been diabetic
since 1994 when I was 43 years old. I’m 54 now.

By: Irwin Mayme

Irwin Mayme — Thu, 25 Sep 2003 07:30:48 +0000

Hi, Gerald, and welcome to the group.

I used to be on up to 60 units of Lantus and Humalog 75/15 combined. It
shot my appetite and weight up. Can’t help it; that’s what insulin does.

Are you considering Byetta? Since I’ve been on it, I’ve decreased my
insulin to 10 units of Lantus and use the Humalog only as needed. I’ve
lost close to 30 pounds and my A1C was 5.0 last friday.

By: Cordell Dean

Cordell Dean — Wed, 24 Sep 2003 17:13:24 +0000

Like someone else said, it doesn’t have to be alot of skin and not
pinched real tight either. Hope you have better luck. I know how your
feeling though, when I first went on insulin I felt exactly as you did
and was tired of seeing purple bruises on my stomach until someone told
me about the pinching.

Jeanna

Jeanna wrote,

> Graymalkin, try pinching your the skin around the site as you
enter
> and while your injecting. I use to get bruises and very rarely
see
> any now doing this.

I’ll try to pinch it up more. I’ve been doing a sort of wide, gentle
pinch.

Interesting note: In maybe 1 out of 3 injections, there’s a drop
sitting on
my skin when I pull the needle out. I asked the Amylin customer
service rep
about that. She said that can happen when the skin is pinched up too
tightly. So apparently the pinch has to be Just Right to get the full
dose
in there.

I’ll try a combination of a tighter pinch and a harder push on the
knob.

Graymalkin

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