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I too was taught to STAB the needle and about every 4th or 5th time it would hurt .
.I saw the post a short while ago and then again tonight about being gentle when you take your shots . 
I tried it and have been doing it that way ever since. I have to take 4 to 6 shots a day and it has not hurt once. 
Thanks for the great advise Jeannie. AL
Sigmoid Colostomy / Crohns / Type 1 Diabetic / Ostioarthritus / Fibromyalgia / Asthma / High Blood Pressure / High Colesterol / Migraines. Ain't life a joy?
* I think it may be time for a colorful metaphor*
I'd like to add that I never stab it in - I gently ease it in. If it starts to hurt as I'm inserting the needle I quickly take it out and try somewhere else. If I carry on when it hurts I usually bleed so have learnt to just stop there and move it on.
AL,
I was taught the stab technique, too. I think it's so we will get past our fears and 'get it over with'. And Claire is soooooooo right about the hurt/bleed thing! I've learned that also, but I guess I just never thought to post it.
Another thing that works well for me is using my hips and fanny. I'm a pretty round little lady (Not beautiful-pretty, but sortof-pretty!) If I want to give my tummy a rest I march into the bathroom and using the mirror locate a nice chubby spot by tightening up my glutes and looking for softness over it. Lots of bacon there to aim for! I do the easy slide in of the needle and don't worry if it doesn't go in all the way straight. Had great luck with the buttocks! I just knew that pudgie behind of mine was good for something!
~ Jeannie
"People are like stained glass windows: they sparkle and shine when the sun's out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light within."
- Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
I was taught the stab technique, too. I think it's so we will get past our fears and 'get it over with'. And Claire is soooooooo right about the hurt/bleed thing! I've learned that also, but I guess I just never thought to post it.
Another thing that works well for me is using my hips and fanny. I'm a pretty round little lady (Not beautiful-pretty, but sortof-pretty!) If I want to give my tummy a rest I march into the bathroom and using the mirror locate a nice chubby spot by tightening up my glutes and looking for softness over it. Lots of bacon there to aim for! I do the easy slide in of the needle and don't worry if it doesn't go in all the way straight. Had great luck with the buttocks! I just knew that pudgie behind of mine was good for something!
~ Jeannie
"People are like stained glass windows: they sparkle and shine when the sun's out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light within."
- Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
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~ Jeannie
"People are like stained glass windows: They sparkle and shine when the sun's out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light within."
- Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
~ Jeannie
"People are like stained glass windows: They sparkle and shine when the sun's out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is light within."
- Elizabeth Kubler-Ross