Dr. Parimal Tayde 

There are many reasons for this. Abdomen is most easily accessible site for insulin injection. It has large amount of fat below the skin which makes the injecti…

Find out where you should NOT inject insulin: Do not inject insulin in the areas of lipohypertrophy or lipoatrophy. Do not inject in areas with scar, wound, bru…

The most effective place to inject insulin is over your abdomen (anterior abdominal wall) and followed by upper outer thighs and upper outer arms. Also see : Wh…

Insulin is given as an injection in the layer of fat below the skin. This is called as “subcutaneous fat”. Where to inject ? It should be given to the subcutane…

If you don’t rotate injection sites, you are likely to develop lipohypertrophy. When you inject insulin in this region, it does not get absorbed consistently as…

There are 2 common problems that can occur at insulin injection sites: Lipoatrophy Lipohypertrophy Lipoatrophy Lipoatrophy means fat under the skin disappears a…

With every injection you have to rotate the insulin injection site. The next site should be at a minimum two finger width away from the previous injection site.…

Insulin pen needle should be used only once. Insulin syringes should not be used for more than two times.

In the olden days, it was a usual practice to pinch the skin at the injection site. This was done to avoid inserting the needle into the muscle tissue below the…

It is not recommended. Many patients use it longer for cutting down on the cost of therapy. It can lead to lipohypertrophy, bruising, bleeding etc

Insulin injections are subcutaneous (SC/ SQ/subcut) which means below the skin into the layer of fat. In some emergency situations, it can be given by intramusc…