So i just got the no pinch required needles and i used one, however i did pinch up. do i have to not pinch up? it did not hurt at all when i pinched up and injected. what i did was pinch, stick needle in, let go of pinch, then push down on the button.

can anybody who uses these please give me any advice. i am looking for instructions everywhere on how to use them but cant find any.

when it says no pinch required, does that mean you just dont have to pinch but can if you want to?

These are short needles and you shouldn't pinch up. If you do, you risk not getting the needle far enough into the subq tissue for it to work, you might get it into the dermis instead. So yes, you have to not pinch, especially if you are not super thin. I assume you mean the BD Mini pen needles?

for some reason i just feel more comfortable getting any sort of grip on my skin, is it ok to just grasp it a little? i just dont feel comfrotable sticking into flat skin....

it worked fine the first time, an dyes they are bd minis

and what i did was pinch, stick needle in, then i let go of the pinch, does letting go of the pinch change any depth?

You're probably okay pinching up a little. I never pinched when I took shots, so I can't comment on the changing depth.

i would like to hear from someone who actually uses these needles if possible...

im too afraid to just inject without pinching, im afraid it will go in too deep.

i would like to hear from someone who actually uses these needles if possible...

im too afraid to just inject without pinching, im afraid it will go in too deep.
Are you super thin? Like, bmi under 20? If not, you're more likely to have it go in too shallow.

i weigh like 140, and im almost 6 ft. I am pretty thin right now and have muscles around my stomach...

please help me somebody, the last 2 injections have hurt again. if i dont pinch up will it not hurt?

I use those 6mm, 32 guage "no pinch" needles for both my twice daily Levemir injections (hip/butt area), as well as my 3-5 NovoRapid injections (abdomen only). I'm 5'4", 108lbs.

I DO know what it's like to inject into very little fat. Being female, I have that little pocket of abdominal fat that makes it the best place for me to inject in that site. The hip/butt area has the least nerves near the surface so, I never even feel those ones. I have given up injecting in the thighs because I have the least fat there and I always seem to feel it or it bleeds.

You CAN pinch with those needles if you feel more comfortable but, DO make sure that as you let go of the pinch, you are also pressing in just a little too, to make sure you aren't losing any depth with the needle, (if your little "hill" is going to deflate a couple of millimeters, just make sure the needle follows the deflation). I always make sure that the needle is still all the way "submerged" before pushing the plunger. Once you've let go the pinch, push the needle in with just a bit of pressure and all should be assured. I do pinch (more like gather up) in the abdominal area mostly, just to get the needle in but, I rarely pinch in the hip/butt area. You might want to try that spot if your doc agrees. Lastly, those short needles are meant to go straight in (perpendicular/90 degree angle), not on an angle.

Good luck 911. You can do it! It does take a little bit of time (hey, you couldn't tie your shoe laces expertly right away, right?), but it will get better. Hang in there :-)

Cheers,
- Vikingirl

P.S. Another suggestion for if you don't think you might be doing it properly....would be to ask your doc/educator/who you see, to watch you do it.

my doc cant do it until the 13th of next month so im really pissed.
so i pinch, insert needle,, let go of pinch, then push plunger right?

ps - i learned to tie my shoes right off the bat...

Yup...that's it in a nutshell. The rest is just practice. Try not to lose faith just yet; it does take some time to get 'familiar' with it all, even if you are a quick learner :-)

One more tip that helped me:
- sitting down. Gives me more flexible skin in the abs area as well as the thigh, when the back of it was in full contact with chair/bed/surface.

Cheers