Fwd: [Diabetes_And_Byetta] faulty pen?
I was on lantus for 8 months. I was giving the injection in my
stomach. I was always getting bruises and it hurt. I actually had to
stop doing it, because it would take me over an hour to give myself the
shot. When I went to a new doctor and he gave me byetta 3 weeks ago.
I still could not give myself the shot. I was scared. My husband gave
me the shot in the top part of my arm, but on the bottom skin. I now
give it to myself in the arm. I put my arm on the table and reach to
the outside of my arm on the bottom. Just a poke. Don’t start too
far away from the skin.
Hope this helps
Dale
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September 26th, 2003 at 6:04 pm
on the other hand, i took my shot in the arm for the
first time today and OUCH! it hurt like H#&*.. i much
prefer it in my belly. it usually doesn’t hurt me
there and the bruises don’t bother me. not sure if
they are from the byetta or the levemir anyway