Wedding dresses and insulin injections

[Ivy]

I use my arms every day, it's my first choice as it's the least painful :S Even if you've generally been told not to it's only one day so I'd say do it!

 

[Cleo]

I use my arms every day, it's my first choice as it's the least painful :S Even if you've generally been told not to it's only one day so I'd say do it!

Thanks Ivy - agree its only one day so I doubt it will be detrimental in any way 🙂. Are you able to give yourself the injections or do you need some help? I def need someone to pinch the skin otherwise the needle wont go in.

 

[Vicsetter]

It's only a guess but using the arms you could be more likely to inject into a muscle and not fat which is not good for control. Depends on your arms I would have thought.

 

[Northerner]

It's only a guess but using the arms you could be more likely to inject into a muscle and not fat which is not good for control. Depends on your arms I would have thought.

Yes, it's the reason I don't use my arms or legs, no fatty tissue to inject into, it's all on my abdomen and rump! 😱 Mind you, I'm also unlikely to be wearing a wedding dress any time soon...

 

[newbs]

I don't have much fat either, the only way I can inject my arm is by holding my left arm across the front of my body as tight as possible then injecting with my right, iykwim! I don't trust others to inject me

 

[Cleo]

It's only a guess but using the arms you could be more likely to inject into a muscle and not fat which is not good for control. Depends on your arms I would have thought.

Yes, I think you are absolutely right which is why I said I'll need someone to pinch my arm so the insulin gets injected into the fat as opposed to the muscle - I will def. need third party assistance as cant do it on my own 🙂

Mind you, I'm also unlikely to be wearing a wedding dress any time soon...

Haha good to hear that you're unlikely to wear a wedding dress any time soon 😉

 

[delb t]

yup we have to pinch H 's arm too- and even at his mates house they pinch for him - he can do it squashed against the arm of the sofa - but it looks kinda awkward- I do recall the nurses saying pressed against a door jam but we never quite got the hang of that one!

 

[novorapidboi26]

As a lot of folk have said........

Your arms will be fine.........

I have never heard any HCP say its wrong etc..........arms were always perfectly fine for me.......

Diabetes is for life, you need to use as many different sites as possible.....

 

[Ivy]

Thanks Ivy - agree its only one day so I doubt it will be detrimental in any way 🙂. Are you able to give yourself the injections or do you need some help? I def need someone to pinch the skin otherwise the needle wont go in.

I can do it myself, I do it right at the back, where there isn't muscle.

 

[rachelha]

Stunning dress, I am trying to remember what I did, I think I just hauled up my dress and injected into my leg through my tights.

 

[Flutterby]

Beautiful dress you will look stunning.

 

[Cleo]

Stunning dress, I am trying to remember what I did, I think I just hauled up my dress and injected into my leg through my tights.

Beautiful dress you will look stunning.

thanks rachelha & flutterby! xx

 

[Vix]

wow, what a gorgeous dress!!! I got married a couple of years ago and at that point nobody had ever told me not to inject in my arms so I did, having said that my blood sugars ran high all day, but think that was more to do with the stress and excitement and not wanting to go hypo whilst reading my vows than anything else... One of my bridesmaids did have some gluco gel down her dress though just incase 😉 xx