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daytonite. please help

I have a test in a few hours and I need to ask you a ?. Pedi instructor told us when we are doing pt teaching for DM are are to teach them that they can inject the insulin in the SAME area 4-6 times and then rotate the spot. All of our other instructos have told us never to do this. Is this somthing new or can I really say that it is time for out professor to retire because she is so out of date. Thank you

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I have always heard that you never inject into the same exact place that you did a previous puncture. You can inject into the same general area, but not go into the same place where you punctured the day before, if you get what I mean. You puncture in the same area maybe every 1/2 inch or so apart. Years ago we had injection schemes, like dots, for insulin where you would inject for a week into the left anterior thigh and then the next week rotate to the right anterior thigh, then the left arm, then the right arm.

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Here. This website explains it better. . .

thank you for your help. we were always taught to rotate the site (arm in am, abd in afternon etc.) so if this is what the professor wants..... 2 more tests and I am done with school. :-) Then I can look at the hosp P&P to see what they want us to do. Appreciate all your help

Laura

All the type 1's I know rotate their injection sites each time.

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