injecting problems

[BigNemo]

I dont know if im the only 1 that has this problem but i have alot of trouble breaking the skin with insulin pins, im doing subcut abdominal injetions,and it just seems that I have to push to hard to break the skin and it does sting, years ago I pinned insulin the same way and I dont quite remember having this problem.

[BigNemo]

so nobody has problems with insulin needles I must b the only 1

[jamjoe]

Do you have less fat on your abdominals than you did "years ago"? That could cause it to sting more.

[DavesNotHere]

Been doin a lot of GH? GH thickens the skin.
Otherwise, IDK.

[Rhyno]

so nobody has problems with insulin needles I must b the only 1

This happens to me sometimes. I have trouble piercing the skin and it burns pretty badly. Other times, the pin slides in like butter, so idk.

I've been trying to figure it out for myself, have a few ideas:

*the needle is getting dulled while drawing from vial
*pinching the injection site too hard
*not letting the alcohol dry (this fuggin' burns)

The last one would be psychological. The extra pain makes the inject seem more difficult b/c you gotta focus to overcome your body's "ow, wtf " response.

[BigNemo]

I am considerably leaner than I was a while back especially in the mid section, have not taken gh but my skin does seem to be somewhat thick and elastic, idk but I do believe that the needle dulls way 2 much from the vial

[joeymutz]

I'm gonna go with the needle is getting dull. sometimes i have a problem breaking the skin when I'm using my HCG. Last night i was drawing from a glass beaker and the needle was scratching the glass, it was a pain in the ass to get that pin through the skin but finally it went through so maybe your needles are just dull.

[DeltaNiner]

Are you recycling pins? Using the same pins multiple times will dull the needle.

[BigNemo]

no recycling pretty sure the needle gets dull from the rubber stopper

[SoCo4Fun]

I had this problem when using cheap Walgreens slin pins...since I switched to BD it's a lot better.

[jamjoe]

I had this problem when using cheap Walgreens slin pins...since I switched to BD it's a lot better.

BD?

[DeltaNiner]

BD is a medical brand.

Yea the rubber stopper can have that effect.