Needles - 4mm

[mum2westiesGill]

Hi all,

I was on 8mm or 6mm for ages, probably a few years then around last September my dsn changed them with my agreement to 4mm, which i love and also as my dsn said no need to pinch up, great. What i would like help / advice on is whether i'm doing the right thing in leaving the needle in while i count to about 10 seconds just to make sure all the insulin has gone in, which it does seem to.

 

[Northerner]

That's what I was told to do Gill 🙂

 

[AlisonM]

Well, it's not insulin I'm jabbing myself with but that's what they told me too. 10 hippopotamuses.

 

[Northerner]

Well, it's not insulin I'm jabbing myself with but that's what they told me too. 10 hippopotamuses.

Oh dear! I was told 10 Mississippis! 😉

 

[mum2westiesGill]

That's what I was told to do Gill 🙂

Thank you 🙂

Well, it's not insulin I'm jabbing myself with but that's what they told me too. 10 hippopotamuses.

Thank you also and love the "10 hippopotamuses" 🙂

 

[imtrying]

Oh dear! I was told 10 Mississippis! 😉

oh dear...you'll be a bit short on time then Alan!! maybe spell Mississippi instead lol

 

[imtrying]

I've only in the last year been given 6mm needles - before then I was on 8mm. I may have to look into 4mm needles!

 

[ukjohn]

I've only in the last year been given 6mm needles - before then I was on 8mm. I may have to look into 4mm needles!

Waste of time looking into 4mm needles, you cant see anything, the hole is to small

imtrying, Like you I dropped from 8mm needles to 6mm, sometimes they dont look any different to me 🙂



John

 

[Catharine]

I've just been changed from 8mm to 6mm but they're making me bruise!!

 

[Marc]

I remember once being given 12mm syringes back in the day by some careless pharamcist! Not nice!😱

 

[ukjohn]

I've just been changed from 8mm to 6mm but they're making me bruise!!

Hi Catherine

I'm surprised the 6mm needles are making you bruise, I had that problem with 8mm thats why I changed, now I dont even pinch up the skin when I inject.

John.

 

[Lauren]

I remember once being given 12mm syringes back in the day by some careless pharamcist! Not nice!😱

I was on those until 2008 for my Lantus, and then they changed me to the Lantus Solostar pens, and just before I went on my pump they started giving me 4mm needles. I loved them! 🙂 Much nicer than the horrible syringes - the needles were so long the muscle in my leg would hold them in and there would be suction when I tried to take them out, and I always had massive bruises!

 

[Catharine]

Hi Catherine

I'm surprised the 6mm needles are making you bruise, I had that problem with 8mm thats why I changed, now I dont even pinch up the skin when I inject.

John.

I find them more stingy too. It's amazing how it affects everyone so differently!

 

[Copepod]

To avoid wasting a supply of "longer than you want needles", remember that you don't have to push needle right in to the plastic hilt!

 

[redrevis]

To avoid wasting a supply of "longer than you want needles", remember that you don't have to push needle right in to the plastic hilt!

ooooh no I couldn't do that. I hate needles so have to stab it in quick enough that I don't actually see the needle go in. Otherwise I think I'd feel sick. Only 4mm needles for me. Wonder if they'll ever get any shorter. 😛

 

[martindt1606]

I'm using both 4 and 5 mm needles.

4mm for the novorapid in the stomach area and 5mm for the lantus in the bum.

Probably psychological but as I cannot see the injection in the bum I just feel more confident I've injected with the 5mm as you can feel it.