How to know if you are B12 deficient

Testing can help you find out if your body is properly metabolizing vitamin B12 from the foods and supplements that you ingest. If you are suffering some of the signs and symptoms of vitamin B12 deficiency, then it is time to have your vitamin B12 levels tested. Chronic low levels can cause ongoing damage to nerves and brain...

Read More about how to find out if you are B12 deficient using blood tests and MMA testing, and what the results mean.

How to inject vitamin B12 in your arm

B-12 injections are often given in the arm and especially, in medical terms, the deltoid part of the shoulder. The name for injections

Where to administer vitamin B12 injections, an easy guide

There are many locations you can use to administer a vitamin B12 shot into the body. It is likely that each person will have their own favorite location to give and receive shots, depending on ease of use and personal choice.

We’re all different! Individual pain tolerance, health status, preference and reasons for self-injecting, and the desired outcome of the vitamin play a role in determining the ideal site of injection for each and every one of us. But don’t worry - we’re here to help you decide on which is best for you.

Upper arm injections

The upper arm is generally recommended for younger vitamin B12 users. One of the many perks of being young! This is because the muscles within the u

Instructions to inject vitamin B12 into your arm

B-12 injections are often given in the arm and especially, in medical terms, the deltoid part of the shoulder.
 
See the image for the exact spot

The name for injections in this area are called “intramuscular” because the needle must penetrate the muscle to deliver your vitamin B-12 so that it is quickly delivered where your body needs it.

Why many people and doctors choose the deltoid part of the shoulder to give intramuscular injections is because there is less fat tissue there than in other areas such as the buttocks and hips.

This makes it easier to ensure your B12 gets right into the muscle and not into the fat or lost somewhere in between.

Proper training is very

If you need guidelines, or plan on injecting B-12 into your belly area, here’s how to do it.

Well, injecting into the belly area is a simple and basically painless procedure, so it isn’t much to worry about in that regard. Just follow the correct steps and you’ll do just fine. The Abdomen is an easy place for most people to access when self-injecting vitamin B-12, which is why it is a very common area for B-12 injections. The name for the method of injecting into the belly (abdomen) area is subcutaneous injection. It is named that because the B12 is delivered into the fat below your skin and above your muscle. See e

Cautions and Tips for Proper Injecting

Throughout my many years as a nurse I picked up quite a few helpful tips to alleviate my patients anxieties and minimize their discomfort. I also self-inject and found these tips helpful for myself, so I wanted to share them with you.

1. Take caution if you only use one needle to withdraw and inject your B-vitamins. Needle tips are very fragile, and they can easily be bent or dulled with just one use such as withdrawing your vitamins. The slightest bump to the side of an ampule or vial can damage the needle tip.

How to Inject Vitamin B

My Experience with B12 Injections

I recall years ago in nursing school when my lab supervisor asked me to give her routine insulin shot. This would be my first actual injection that I would administer as a nurse in training, and I must say, at the time it was quite nerve racking. As a student of nursing, I had become

Trivit-B Complex

Trivit-B is a B-Complex vitamin solution that comes in 3ml ampoules, each containing 1000mcg vitamin B-12, 100mg vitamin B1 and 50mg vitamin B6.

Trivit-B Complex is often prescribed to treat the following: