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So the other day I was at the diabetes information centre at the general hospital for a checkup/review. Long story short, they gave me these new 4mm ultra thin needles to take my insulin shots with instead of the 6mm which I was currently taking. They claimed that 6mm was much too long for me.
So the next day I decide to use the 4mm for the first time, but when I gave the injection in my stomach it hurt more than usual and then right as the needle entered my stomach i noticed a big lump that developed at the spot. At first I thought it may have been because I give too many injections at that spot, but that doesn't seem likely as I do spread my shots around 8 different spots on my body. The lump remained there for about 30 minutes and then gradually got smaller, but a mark still remains there today. Then for lunch I take another injection with the 4mm needle at a different spot, this time it didn't hurt as much as the last time, but still a lump appeared right as I injected the needle.
After that I decided to switch back to the 6mm for dinner, and when I did everything was fine. So I was wondering what this could be. Could it be because of the new 4mm needle?
So the next day I decide to use the 4mm for the first time, but when I gave the injection in my stomach it hurt more than usual and then right as the needle entered my stomach i noticed a big lump that developed at the spot. At first I thought it may have been because I give too many injections at that spot, but that doesn't seem likely as I do spread my shots around 8 different spots on my body. The lump remained there for about 30 minutes and then gradually got smaller, but a mark still remains there today. Then for lunch I take another injection with the 4mm needle at a different spot, this time it didn't hurt as much as the last time, but still a lump appeared right as I injected the needle.
After that I decided to switch back to the 6mm for dinner, and when I did everything was fine. So I was wondering what this could be. Could it be because of the new 4mm needle?