do needles really really really hurt ?

Answer 1

Since in the diabetes area I'm assuming you're asking about insulin needles. Todays needles are relatively painless MOST of the time. Some people are more sensitive in an area than others. For instance, I prefer my stomach, I don't think it hurts at all most of the time. I think the thighs are a little more sensitive. But then I have a friend who hates the stomach and prefers the thighs...we both agree the arms are painful! But you'll find others who don't think the arms hurt at all! The needles themselves are much finer than those you might have experienced in a doctors office for something like an immunization or antibiotic. They're also much shorter. MUCH shorter a lot less intimidating. You can also get insulin pens for a lot of the brands of insulin. They look like pens and you screw a pen needle on the end, very short, very fine and easy to use. I can honesly say that taking my blood sugar with a lancet device hurts more than a needle does most of the time. I don't like needles and they still are very intimidating to me, but the thought of it is much worse than the actual injection. If you're concerned because you might need to take insulin, trust me, you're really going to feel silly that you're afraid...even though, like me, you still get anxious when it's time for a needle. ;-)

Answer 2

Some kinds of shots hurt. These are the kinds that you are thinking about. Things like tetanus or maybe flu shots. But insulin shots are not that painful and eventually not bad at all.

It depends on where you give the shot too. Insulin is given in the fatty tissues. The belly is a great spot. Very few nerves there and that means very little pain. The arms and thighs also have fewer nerves. These are places that regular shots are not given...so recognize that the shots will hurt less there.

If you will be giving your own shots, realize that it hurts more thinking about the shot than the actual shot itself. Hard to believe but true.

Insulin needles are thinner and inject very small amounts of medicine. This means that they hurt less too.

So don't worry. You will get use to it with time. And you won't notice at all. The worst part about needles often is checking your blood sugars. Fingers have lots of nerves, that is why it hurts to stick or cut your fingers.

I am assuming that you are talking about insulin since you questioned in this section. But all shots get less painful once you learn how to give them. It depends on the person and the place that you give it.

Answer 3

Insulin shots should not hurt, once you learn to inject properly. As several people already stated, these shots go into the fat tissue and not a vein or artery. Occasionally, you will hit a blood vessel accidentally and it will hurt a bit or bruise, but seldom with practice and familiarity with the injection sites on your body. The finger sticks do cause a bit more discomfort, as the nerves are more common in your fingers, but it's something you become adjusted to. (The alternative consequences of not testing are not pleasant.) I took multiple daily injections for 19 years before going to an insulin pump. Still have to insert the pump in the same places every 2-3 days and still have to test glucose at least 4-5 times daily. Just think how our lives would be as diabetics without insulin and glucometers, though.

Answer 4

No, I don't even feel most of my shots and I'm currently taking 3 per day.

I sure fought against doing so for a long time but needles today are so much better than they were when I got Type 1 42 years ago!

I hope you are taking classes about living with Diabetes because that will be a tremendous help to you. It is very important to have a good attitude and to stay in tight control.

God bless you and I apologize for reacting to your question about how you could give yourself diabetes.

Answer 5

They don't hurt that much. You gotta relax.
If you're diabetic, you get at least three injections/ day of insulin. Or you can use a pump, which pumps insulin into your body if you're high.
You might need blood test. Ask for the butterfly needle.
If you have precoscious puberty, you will need to get an inch long needle into your buttock, leg, or arm muscle. It goes not only into the skin, but into the muscle... ouch!! Just relax and wear some cold cream

Hope this helps :)

Answer 6

well, when you are first diagnosed with diabetes type 1, you have to get used to the needles. therefore they hurt for a while but after some time you cant feel them anymore.

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do needles really really really hurt ?

Answer 8

no baby. insulin needles are very shotr and thin. i have been taking insulin shots for twenty years now. as a matter of fact 3 to 4 shots a day. if you give your shots in the arm and angle the needle, it may smart a bit but after a while its a piece of cake! you can also take the shot in your tummy or even your thighs. of course you can use the butt (sorry baby, i didnt mean to be so blunt). i have never had to take one there.(insulin i mean). some docs love to give shots in the rear. taking shots of insulin sometimes is a have to thing and it could mean life or death if you have diabetes. my diabetes is advanced and insulin means survival. so take care of youself. god loves you and so do i. ada

Answer 9

Diabetics are used to needles... well, type ones are, and some type twos.

Insulin shots don't really hurt, unless I hit a bruise. Ouch!

The thing that hurts is when you have to check your BG level.

Answer 10

I'm a phlebotomist (the people who draw blood) and if done right you won't feel a thing.. so just relax.. the thing that does hurt sometimes is if they are giving you a shot, the medicine might hurt a little, but it won't be too bad. every now and then it can hurt a little to get blood drawn but a lot of times it's because people are jumpy, and it's hard to hit a moving target for some people (so relax and let the people do their job)