Giving an Insulin Injection Into the Belly

Cleaning the injection site

Cleaning the injection site and letting the skin dry
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slide 1 of 4, Cleaning the injection site,

Clean the site. If you use alcohol to clean the skin, let it dry.

Pinching the skin

Pinching a fold of skin
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slide 2 of 4, Pinching the skin,

Slightly pinch a fold of skin between your fingers and thumb of one hand.

Inserting the needle

Inserting the needle into the pinched-up area of skin
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Push the needle all the way into the pinched-up area.

Pushing the plunger in

Pushing the plunger of the syringe all the way in
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Let go of the pinched-up area, and push the plunger of the syringe all the way in.

ByHealthwise Staff

Primary Medical ReviewerE. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine

Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine

Specialist Medical ReviewerRhonda O'Brien, MS, RD, CDE - Certified Diabetes Educator

David C.W. Lau, MD, PhD, FRCPC - Endocrinology

Current as ofMarch 13, 2017

Current as of: March 13, 2017

Author: Healthwise Staff

Medical Review: E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine & Adam Husney, MD - Family Medicine & Rhonda O'Brien, MS, RD, CDE - Certified Diabetes Educator & David C.W. Lau, MD, PhD, FRCPC - Endocrinology