Does rubbing help? *not smutty I promise*

[smile4loubie]

Does rubbing an injection site before and after help the insulin to be absorbed?
I have real issues with insulin absorbstion and wondered if it would help.
Any ideas????

 

[Northerner]

Not sure about that Lou. I do know that if you inject into a limb that gets exercised then it will absorb more quickly, for example injecting in a leg and then going for a walk. Probably not a lot of help in your present condition, sorry! 🙂

 

[MCH]

Sounds like it might be worth a try to see. 😉 - and then you can let us all know how you got on.

 

[shiv]

I was always told never to rub injection sites! I am going back to the days of 2 injections a day, and I have no idea why I was told that. Maybe ask your DSN if you can get hold of her?

 

[Caroline]

Not sure on this but if you rub tge area you inject you make it warm. When an area is warm it seems to absorb things more easily than when it's cold. Not sure if that makes sense, but it's worth a try to see what happens.

 

[Copepod]

When you say problems with insulin absorption, this is more likely to be with insulin getting into appropriate cells than into your subcutaneous sites. As Shiv says, best talk to your DSN to discuss your situation.

 

[scanz]

I'm finding the whole insulin absorption rate area rather confusing.

Why is it best to use the site which absorbs quicker?

For example, i've read that injecting Lantus into your thigh has a quicker absorption rate than say injecting into the abdomen. However, why would you want your Lantus to be absorbed quicker? It's meant to last a long period of time, so surely you'd want to use a site with a slower rate of absorption.

To be honest I think the same can be thought of with Novarapid.

For example, if you have a meal which contains slow-digesting foods, would you not want your insulin to be absorbed slower?

Sorry if these are silly questions, but i'm just not quite 'getting it'

 

[Ellie Jones]

scanz

if you eat a slow carb meal, it's works better if you can slow up the absorption rate so it better matchs the carb absorption..

Different areas will have different fat consistancy, but another thing that can effect the absorption rate is how the insulin pools within the fat area, if it pools sitting near the muscle this can slow absorption day, as insulin absorps into fat a lot easier than mucsle, but then if you exercise the muscle it warms the fat layer up with quickens the absorption rate....

As to whether rubbing to warm the fat layer up first will work haven't got a glue, as it would be a different warmth than muscle movement and probably doesn't last as long!

And with rubbing the injection site you do risk rubbing an comtaminate into the site! Reason why you were told not to do it, but that was in the days when syringes were akin to harpoons though!!