Insulin bump

[Emma19834]

Hi everyone I've just taken my insulin and it has left a raised bump is this something to worry about I've not been taking it long tia Emma

 

[Robin]

Hi everyone I've just taken my insulin and it has left a raised bump is this something to worry about I've not been taking it long tia Emma

Sometimes this happens to me if I don’t get the needle in very far, and the insulin pools just under the skin. It doesn’t seem to affect the absorption.

 

[Emma19834]

Sometimes this happens to me if I don’t get the needle in very far, and the insulin pools just under the skin. It doesn’t seem to affect the absorption.

Thank you, I was just panicking if I'd done it wrong . I know I have a bruise already

 

[Bruce Stephens]

Thank you, I was just panicking if I'd done it wrong . I know I have a bruise already

When you do something multiple times a day, every day, it's pretty much inevitable that not every time is going to be perfect!

 

[rebrascora]

If it is bruising then you hit a tiny capillary blood vessel with the needle and the blood has leaked and blebbed under the surface and that is what causes the little lump. It will dissipate. It isn't caused by anything you did wrong, it's just (un)luck of the draw. It doesn't seem to make any difference to the absorption of the insulin from my experience.