# I gave myself a needle today!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gave-myself-a-needle-today/566788>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 7, 2011, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gave-myself-a-needle-today/566788 "2011-01-07T20:28:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![ENugent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/4af34b/32.png) [@ENugent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ENugent)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2011, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gave-myself-a-needle-today/566788/21 "2011-01-10T18:25:29Z")

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> [@Athena](#):
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> Strange - i do indeed see many of these devices on Google, but i’ve never heard of a diabetic using one. My docs never mentioned them to me, nor have I heard someone on any of the popular diabetes boards talk about them. I wonder why? Are they time consuming to set up?

They’re only a little time-consuming to set up. But at least for Copaxone, the injection burns more than insulin did when I was taking that, and you have to push it a bit slower. So it’s easier to use the autoinjector, which pushes it at the right rate and is easier to hold still while wincing.

Mine doesn’t beep - it’s purely a mechanical device with two springs (one to inject fast and one to push the medicine slow). It has a little window I can watch to see when it’s done injecting.

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**Author:** ![Kolga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e56c9b/32.png) [@Kolga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolga)\
**Post date:** [January 11, 2011, 1:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-gave-myself-a-needle-today/566788/22 "2011-01-11T01:25:37Z")

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My mom uses the autoinjector for her Copaxone, and she finds it incredibly easy to use. If it’s available for you, I’d highly recommend it.

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