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Giving an insulin injection into the stomach

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Cleaning the injection site

Clean the site. If you use alcohol to clean the skin, let it dry.

Pinching the skin

Slightly pinch a fold of skin between your fingers and thumb of one hand.

Inserting the needle

Push the needle all the way into the pinched-up area.

Pushing the plunger in

Let go of the pinched-up area and push the plunger of the syringe all the way in.

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Last Updated: 08/31/2007