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ameliuslast Saturday at 11:44 PM5 repliesview on HN

Isn't there some long term harm to the skin if you do this often?


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sowbugyesterday at 3:00 AM

Insulin users would have better answers to this question, since they might inject multiple times a day, whereas GLP-1 users typically inject only weekly.

But in either case, the answer for subcutaneous injections using needles sized 29g and smaller is no.

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wombatpmyesterday at 4:38 AM

No. So long as you rotate your injection site. My son is T1 and before his pump was getting 4-6 injections a day.

dgaresyesterday at 1:44 AM

Yes, but only if you do it in the same spot every time.

thaumasioteslast Saturday at 11:49 PM

To the skin? Probably not.

Heroin addicts and presumably anyone else who frequently injects into a vein can cause damage to the veins.

nkriscyesterday at 12:19 AM

Seems completely negligible to the normal amount of tiny cuts and scrapes you accumulate on any given day.