So I went to give DD insulin before dinner just a little bit ago as I normally do. Only this time I gave it to her and when i pulled the needle out she bleed. I’ve never had that happen before. Is it normal? I can see a red spot where I gave her the injection. I asked her if I hurt her or if it felt different from any other time and she said no. Does that mean the insulin came back out too? Do I give it to her again?
The bleeding is caused by the needle hitting a vein. It ususally hurts when that happens. Don’t give additional insulin because that might cause her to go low.
happens to me allll the time, sometimes a little insulin comes out but nothing to worry about, for me its about finding the fattiest places on my body (which is a struggle) but i generally find the stomach absorbs better
Whew! Thank you for the replies I was freaking out alittle bit lol… Right now we just rotate the arms. She isn’t willing for us to do it anywhere else…
Yup, that’s annoying but no big deal.
You have giotten all good answers Rachel. No problem.
When you hit a vein, the insulin gets into the body faster. If this happens again (we all do this!), just test sooner than you normally would to make sure there’s not a low.
Go for the upper legs, it hurts less than the arms and she will eventually like it better.
Rick Phillips
Rachel-
My parents always gave me my shots in my bottom. I never minded at all. When I got older (T1 since age 2 … 36 + years now) my husband did the bottom a few times when I got tired of shooting myself in my arms, stomach or thighs. Honestly, the “butt” hurts the least of all spots.
Bleeding happens to the best of us. Keep an eye on her sugars, but know she’ll be fine!
Erin
Rachel:
NO! Unless she bled like a stuck pig, I wouldn’t give her more. What happened is that, when you placed the needle, you got a vein, vessel, whatever. Were you trained in giving injections? When they trained me they indicated that I should stick, draw back on the plunger a bit and, if there was blood in the syringe, then you’ve gotten a vein. I guess at that point, you need to restick. The only reason is that the insulin could get into her system faster when in a vein.
I’m NOT a nurse or anything like that. Just experienced. Most importantly of all, it is better to ask your doctor or nurse what to do. Just don’t readminister a dose or you’ll be looking at an overload of insulin.
Lois La Rose
Milwaukee, WI
For some reason I bled just now doing a shot in my stomach. Is is even possible to hit a vein in your stomach? Or was it because I already injected in that spot earlier in the day?
I’ve bled from stomach injections. Not a vein, just a capillary. Don’t think it has anything to do with injecting there earlier today, but good to rotate your sites to help prevent scar tissue.
Happens to me fairly often… mostly on my stomach (though the biggest “bleeders” are usually on my thighs). I get some wicked looking bruises afterwards too.
I have a tee shirt that looks as if I had been shot with bird shot. I don’t think it is a big deal and I do not bother toinject more.
Adding to what everyone said, some times after that happens you will noticed a dark area that will go after a while and that area will be painful. When I was a kid my parents used to give me the shot on my thighs or my lower back, since I refuse to take it in my tummy and it hurts most of the time when i have it in my arms (muscles). Later one when I started giving shots to my self, it was easy for me to learn doing it since I kept having them on my thighs which I did while sitting.
Hope this helps
My Mom never did but I started injecting in the back of my thighs(Hubby does it) not too many years ago. No problem so far.