Losing Insulin After Injecting?!


Question: Losing Insulin After Injecting.?
Is it right that i lose a little drop of insulin when i pull out the needle after i finish injecting myself .? Does this happen to anyone else .?Health Question & Answer


Answers:
Don't worry - it happens to everyone. The physics of it is quite normal. Don't increase your dosage or adjust in any way due to this process - of course if you find your weight fluctuating or you are taking exercise you will need to adjust your insulin levels, but this tiny tiny droplet loss is really nothing to worry about and quite quite normal.

You don't say how long you have been a diabetic, but it sounds as if injecting insulin is quite a new experience. If so remember that starting to inject is a bit like being a new parent. With your first baby you will feel all at sea, unable to cope at times and a bit confused. By the time your child is six months you will have got into the groove and be able to cook with one hand, burp the baby with another and tidy the floor with your feet.

Just relax and go with it, always keeping a good supply of sweets on you at all times when you have a hypo. I usually find hypos in the middle of the night wake me up, so if you have something very sweet you can rub on your gums in order to get you up to deal with the hypo you will be able to sleep without worrying.

There are thousands of diabetics now, it really is not an unusual complaint and provided you test your blood regularly, particularly before driving, or embarking on exercise you can lead a normal life without drama. Above all remember you are still you and the diabetes has to fit into your life, rather than you fit into its life.

To answer your previous question - yes you can get ketones when your blood sugar is low - usually after a period of starvation. Ketones are usually present when your blood sugar has been too high for some time. The body is unable to metabolize the sugar - due to insufficient insulin or just plain pigging out - and the ketones naturally appear. However if you have an eating disorder such as anorexia and and your intake of carbs is insufficient, over quite a long period of time you will develop ketones. If you eat normally - taking in sufficient carbs and balancing this with insulin you should not develop ketones. Ketotic conditions are dangerous because the ketones affect organ damage if untreated over a period of time. The same is true for normal anorexics - they too will develop ketones due to insufficient carbs in their diet. This affects internal organs and bone structure - even if they are not diabetic. Your insulin will metabloize your sugars and so prevent you developing ketones if you stick to a fairly normal diet.

All good wishes.Health Question & Answer

Hi, my 8 year old son is diabetic and uses an insulin pen. Every time that he has his injection (twice a day) a little bit comes out of the injection site, and does not cause him any problems as I know he gets the full amount of units. Make sure though that you leave the pen in your site for about 6 seconds to minimise the amount that comes out. That is what we are told anyway.Health Question & Answer

I was told to leave the syringe in at least 10 seconds before pulling it out after injecting the insulin. You might see a reduction in the amount of insulin lost that way.Health Question & Answer

yes it also happens to me but mostly when injecting lantus insulin not rapid act such as humalog.dont worry it doesnt matter.Health Question & Answer

I asked my diabetic nurse the same question. She said you're supposed to release the skin gently before pulling out the needle.

It does work for me.Health Question & Answer



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