Common sites include:
- Upper arms
- Tummy/abdomen (3-5cm away from your belly button)
- Upper legs (front of thighs)
Patients may prefer one site over another; rotating sites can help reduce irritation. We tend to find the tummy region is easiest. Pinch the area between your thumb and fingers then with the other hand, inject at a 90 degree angle into the area you’re holding. It is recommended that you use a slightly different injection site each week – we call this ‘rotating’ the injection site. You do this by moving the point where you inject by at least 3cm every time and this helps avoid injecting into the same area repeatedly. For example, if injecting into your upper arm, the first injection site may be regarded as 12 o’clock. Next time, shift the injection site down and to the right, as if it is 3 o’clock, and the subsequent injection would be at 6 o’clock, and so on. If you’re injecting into your tummy, do one side one week and switch to the other side the next.
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