The Type 1 diabetes community can consider Schuh, who has enjoyed a decade without insulin injections after undergoing an experimental treatment, a symbol of hope. For the past decade, she has lived free of insulin injections, and she remains stable on a low dosage of immunosuppressants. She represents the second patient who has reached the decade milestone from the DRI study; Jill Eastman celebrated a decade without injections in 2015. MORE >>

I have weird lumps near my injection sites. Lipohypertrophy is most common in people who receive frequent, multiple daily injections of insulin or use an insulin pump. The hard bumps, usually found at injection sites, are an accumulation of fat and may also contain some scar tissue. Lipohypertrophy occurs when a patient uses the same injection site too often. If you are using your abdomen to inject, be sure to inject about an inch or two away from your last site. MORE >>

After we published our series on workplace discrimination, we received this question on Facebook: Are there laws that prohibit a person with diabetes from testing or injecting insulin in the breakroom at work? I was asked to inject in the restroom instead of the breakroom. The short answer is that there is no law that we are aware of that would prevent you from testing your blood sugar or injecting insulin in the breakroom. MORE >>

Unless you’re on pump therapy, there’s no getting around the fact that insulin therapy requires daily injections. A recent survey of people with diabetes by the American Association of Diabetes Educators reveals that discomfort caused by injections can directly affect how closely a patient follows insulin therapy. According to Medtronic, you can, in theory, reduce the number of injections needed for fast-acting insulin in a month from 120 to 10 with the device. MORE >>

Q: Is it common to get bruises at the site of injection? A: There are many reasons that an injection site might develop a bruise. Try some of these techniques to decrease the chances of bruising: Ice the injection site for about 30 to 60 seconds prior to giving the injection.The cold helps to shrink away the capillary blood vessels which may get punctured during a shot. Make sure you are injecting at a 90 degree angle to your skin, and not on a slant. MORE >>