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I recently got a new auto injector to play with that works great. This is not the Inject-Ease, it's called the AutoJect2. I've included a lot of pictures of the unit, but for some reason, even though I uploaded them in order, they ended up scrambled, so the best way I can think of to do it is to just include the links to them in order.
I got this originally because although I have no problem doing the injections, but my wife never has and is nervous about doing it and I thought this might make it easier for her if for some reason there is no other choice but for her to do it. However, I've been having so much fun with this thing that my wife hasn't even been near it yet.
Once the unit is cocked, the syringe inserted and the two parts screwed together, pushing the button to release the spring inserts the needle and injects the insulin. I've drawn up 17.5 units of water in a syringe which is what I give Bailey and timed it as it emptied the syringe. The needle was inserted and then the syringe emptied in less than 2 seconds. Bailey never had any idea he'd been injected. I've even injected him in places that he normally complains about with no problems. The instructions recommend waiting 5 seconds before removing the needle which is usually a good idea anyway in order to help keep any insulin from leaking back out. The only problem I've had with it is that the instructions can be a little confusing. Once you figure it out though, each time you use it gets faster and easier.
I've used it to inject him two ways. I can still tent the skin and inject it like normal, but I've also pressed it straight against his fur, and injected it straight in. So far I haven't been able to see any difference in his levels regardless of which way I do it.
Another thing this has done is make his injections much more consistent. I do most of the injections, but my son does them when I'm working at night. This way there's not difference in how he's injected, so there's no question about whether one is using better technique than the other, or going too shallow or too deep. Another problem that I feel it may help with is that I believe my son pinches his skin too hard when he tents the skin, making Bailey less cooperative with him. With this, he can just press it straight in and eliminate the pinching when tenting.
On to the pictures. Sorry there's so many, (22) but I'm a very detail oriented person.
OK, first, I've discovered that if you click on the links, you don't get to see the comments.
Edit: I've moved them to Photobucket where they are in order and have the comments with them. This is the link if you want to view them there.
http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/a...332/AutoJect2/
I've also put the photobucket link in a separate post.
If you don't mind them being out of order and want to view the comments with them, just click on my user name, then click on view profile, then click on the album AutoJect2 on the right under albums. Once you open the album, if you hover your cursor over a picture, I've numbered them. You might want to get some coffee, or take a nap or something first. Look on the bright side. You only have to look at them. I had to take them, get them in the album in what I'd hoped was the correct order and get all of these URL's in here before I found out they didn't include the comments. I'm really not normally this patient.
Edit: I've deleted the original links to the pictures that didn't have the comments with them since I now have them on Photobucket.
This really is a very nice little gadget if you want to try an automatic injector. I haven't seen any reviews on the Inject-Ease, so if someone has one and would like to write up something about it, I'd like to see a comparison.
I got this at Amazon and at $35.00, it was about $5.00 to $6.00 more than the Inject-Ease, but I wanted to try something different.
Pat
I got this originally because although I have no problem doing the injections, but my wife never has and is nervous about doing it and I thought this might make it easier for her if for some reason there is no other choice but for her to do it. However, I've been having so much fun with this thing that my wife hasn't even been near it yet.
Once the unit is cocked, the syringe inserted and the two parts screwed together, pushing the button to release the spring inserts the needle and injects the insulin. I've drawn up 17.5 units of water in a syringe which is what I give Bailey and timed it as it emptied the syringe. The needle was inserted and then the syringe emptied in less than 2 seconds. Bailey never had any idea he'd been injected. I've even injected him in places that he normally complains about with no problems. The instructions recommend waiting 5 seconds before removing the needle which is usually a good idea anyway in order to help keep any insulin from leaking back out. The only problem I've had with it is that the instructions can be a little confusing. Once you figure it out though, each time you use it gets faster and easier.
I've used it to inject him two ways. I can still tent the skin and inject it like normal, but I've also pressed it straight against his fur, and injected it straight in. So far I haven't been able to see any difference in his levels regardless of which way I do it.
Another thing this has done is make his injections much more consistent. I do most of the injections, but my son does them when I'm working at night. This way there's not difference in how he's injected, so there's no question about whether one is using better technique than the other, or going too shallow or too deep. Another problem that I feel it may help with is that I believe my son pinches his skin too hard when he tents the skin, making Bailey less cooperative with him. With this, he can just press it straight in and eliminate the pinching when tenting.
On to the pictures. Sorry there's so many, (22) but I'm a very detail oriented person.
OK, first, I've discovered that if you click on the links, you don't get to see the comments.
Edit: I've moved them to Photobucket where they are in order and have the comments with them. This is the link if you want to view them there.
http://s196.photobucket.com/albums/a...332/AutoJect2/
I've also put the photobucket link in a separate post.
If you don't mind them being out of order and want to view the comments with them, just click on my user name, then click on view profile, then click on the album AutoJect2 on the right under albums. Once you open the album, if you hover your cursor over a picture, I've numbered them. You might want to get some coffee, or take a nap or something first. Look on the bright side. You only have to look at them. I had to take them, get them in the album in what I'd hoped was the correct order and get all of these URL's in here before I found out they didn't include the comments. I'm really not normally this patient.
Edit: I've deleted the original links to the pictures that didn't have the comments with them since I now have them on Photobucket.
This really is a very nice little gadget if you want to try an automatic injector. I haven't seen any reviews on the Inject-Ease, so if someone has one and would like to write up something about it, I'd like to see a comparison.
I got this at Amazon and at $35.00, it was about $5.00 to $6.00 more than the Inject-Ease, but I wanted to try something different.
Pat
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