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[deleted] t1_ixozk30 wrote

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NotARobotDefACyborg t1_ixp060q wrote

Insulin is injected SQ, or subcutaneously, under the skin, rather than IM, intramuscular, or IV, intravenously. It goes under the skin so that it will absorb at a rate that regulates your blood sugar, rather than dropping it rapidly. Source: I'm a type 2 diabetic. :)

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jahgoff t1_ixozs09 wrote

It goes in your thigh generally, but technically it can go in any muscle.

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Cane-Dewey t1_ixqfxg6 wrote

Reddit. Where medical advice can be given by someone named jahgoff.

I love it.

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Torpul t1_ixqltl9 wrote

To be fair some of the biggest jahgoffs I know are doctors

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