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NotARobotDefACyborg t1_ixp060q wrote

Insulin is injected SQ, or subcutaneously, under the skin, rather than IM, intramuscular, or IV, intravenously. It goes under the skin so that it will absorb at a rate that regulates your blood sugar, rather than dropping it rapidly. Source: I'm a type 2 diabetic. :)

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