Lumps Under Skin From Insulin Injections

I took my shot and when i pulled the needle out a few drops of blood came out this doesn t always happen but does sometimes anyway then a very large lump size of a chick pea or larger is under my skin.

Lumps under skin from insulin injections. This fatty lumps usually develops at or around the skin site where insulin is usually injected by the diabetic patient. The sugar lumps the develop under skin common among diabetic patients is actually termed as lipohypertrophy a condition characterized by is lump in the skin which is actually a fatty tissue. I had sculptra 2 years ago then botox. Usually this disappears by itself.

Lipohypertrophy is a lump under the skin caused by accumulation of extra fat at the site of many subcutaneous injections of insulin. Has anyone experienced this x can sculptra and or botox cause lumps under the skin long after injection. A lipohypertrophy is when fatty lumps appear on the surface or just under the surface of the skin. This is a fairly common side effect from insulin injections or insulin pump sites.

This is a fairly common side effect from insulin injections or insulin pump sites. It may be unsightly mildly painful and may change the timing or completeness of insulin action. The lumps disappear within 1 2 hours. The raised area under the skin indicates that you may have injected the insulin just under the skin instead of into fat tissue.

Does this mean that i didn t inject deep enough and the lantus will not work or will it absorb down and into the fatty tissue. What is this lump under my skin after i take my insulin shot. It s common in people with insulin dependent diabetes because repeated injections can cause read more. Lipohypertrophy is an abnormal mass of fat under the skin.

Lipohypertrophy is a medical term that refers to a lump under the skin caused by accumulation of extra fat at the site of many subcutaneous injections of insulin. Ok so sometimes when i push the limits on my usual lantus injection sites i inject with such an angle that i get a lump beneath the skin from the injection. It is a common minor chronic complication of diabetes mellitus. It s common in people with insulin dependent diabetes because repeated injections can cause fat to build up.