A few people have been told by the vet to do this. Most of us do not though and problems with injecting into a vein or artery seem to be extremely rare. I've never seen it happen in going on 8 years of participarting in forums for diabetic dogs and hundreds of dogs given thousands of injections. So it doesn't hurt to do it that way but you also do not have to do it that way. The insulin should be injected under the skin, not into a vein or muscle.
Hi FionaLeigh. My underestanding is that it's more comfortable if you keep the bevel of the needle facing up. I think it just slips into the skin more smoothly.
i was told to always pull back on the syringe in-case i drew blood as insulin is to go into fat?
aniandbella 2 months ago
@aniandbella
A few people have been told by the vet to do this. Most of us do not though and problems with injecting into a vein or artery seem to be extremely rare. I've never seen it happen in going on 8 years of participarting in forums for diabetic dogs and hundreds of dogs given thousands of injections. So it doesn't hurt to do it that way but you also do not have to do it that way. The insulin should be injected under the skin, not into a vein or muscle.
CanineDiabetes 2 months ago
Thank you for posting this! It has been tremendously helpful:)
evnstarwen 7 months ago
Hi FionaLeigh. My underestanding is that it's more comfortable if you keep the bevel of the needle facing up. I think it just slips into the skin more smoothly.
CanineDiabetes 8 months ago
My dog was diagnosed recently, why should the needle always be beveled that way?
FionaLeigh01 8 months ago
Good tips.
OmegaWolf747 10 months ago
God Bless you for helping Lucy. We hope she is doing well. Good info
TheHelpfuldad 1 year ago