I need this cleared up once and for all!!!!
Humalog insulin, is it to be injected IM or SubQ? I've been reading that IM works better because it kicks in faster. But how the hell does that make sense? If you inject IM...won't the Slin just sit there with the muscle until it enters the body VERY slowly?
I'm thinking SubQ, it will go through the whole body quite fast. Nothing is holding it down like muscle. Am I right or wrong? I read the instructions that came with my Humalog and it doesn't say ANYTHING about IM shots. All it talks about is SubQ shots.
As a matter of fact, just last week I injected 2ius of Slin Subq and monitored my blood. Low and behold that 2ius was doing its job! My bloodglucose was dropping little by little.
Now this week I decided to do IM and my bloodglucose isn't dropping at all! And I mean NOTHING!!!! I decided to call a representative at Lily (maker of humalog) and I asked them about IM vs. SubQ. The guy told me that you can do either but that SubQ will make the slin kick in faster. He too said that muscle will just hold that **** down for a while. And this will defeat the whole purpose of me taking a FAST ACTING insulin.
What do you guys think? I'm only asking this because I read a lot on this board that IM works best. If it really does...well...then for me it doesn't do jack! And the representative himself said that it is not recommended.