DIabetes type 1 /?

i have type one diabetes and i take shots whenever i eat but i was wondering if there is anything you can do to help scare tissue in legs!!!?

Make sure you are switching spots all the time. We tried a pattern with my son. It didn't work that well because he always wanted them in his tummy - nowhere else. The only other thing I know is that massage can help release scar tissue, though the therapist has to be careful because diabetics bruise easier than non-diabetics. Go to a really good (not spa) massage therapist and ask them to show you how to massage the scar tissue without going too deep. Or try it on yourself, carefully trying to roll the skin between your fingers as you would roll a thin piece of fabric to feel the texture between your fingers and your thumb. You will try to seperate the skin from the scar tissue below it. It will take a lot of trying, a little bit at a time, but once you can feel the skin 'seperate' from the tissue below it, you can massage the area below it (the scar tissue) and try to break it up. But please be careful, like I said, you don't want to hurt yourself more. Good luck and I hope it works for you.

move to other sites. I use both legs, arms, butt cheeks, and my stomach.

have you considered a insulin pump? my sister has type 1, and doesnt have to use shots because she just enters it into the pump and it gives her the insulin through a tube.

Hey! great question. I have type one diabetes too, and the best solution that I have to come up with (especially for the swim season) is that you just have to move the shots around, and try to always use clean, fresh needles. They give smaller marks and should help. Sorry I didn't have any new information, I hope this helps!

Try a good quality vitamin E for scaring. It will take time before you see results. Your local chemist will know a good brand of vitamin E.

Here's some hints that may help you;

Picture a clock face on your stomach.
Let鈥檚 say that you inject four times a day, and all of the injections are in your abdomen. Look down at your abdomen and picture 鈥淣oon鈥?below your belly button. Place your first injection at Noon, your second injection at 1 o鈥檆lock, the third injection at 2 o鈥檆lock, and the fourth injection at 3 o鈥檆lock. You will not come back to the 鈥淣oon鈥?spot again until day 4, which gives that spot a chance to rest.

Do not inject close to the belly button. The tissue there is tougher, so the insulin absorption will not be as consistent.
For the same reason, do not inject close to moles or scars.

If you inject in the upper arm, use only the outer back area (where the most fat is). It is hard to pinch the upper arm when you are injecting yourself. Try pressing your upper arm against a wall or door.


If you inject in the thigh, stay away from the inner thighs. If your thighs rub together when you walk, if might make the injection site sore.


Do not inject in an area that will be exercised soon. Exercising increases blood flow, which causes long-acting insulin to be absorbed at a rate that鈥檚 faster than you need.


Do not become a creature of habit! It might seem easier to find a spot that does not hurt and inject there all of the time. However, the result could be unpleasant swelling and lumps.


You can reduce injection pain by choosing a needle length and gauge that are right for you.

no you just have to keep rotating your shots....but i'm only 14 ...i'm just qouting my doctor....( jeezzzz i hate him)