Hi Tina,
I was on humolog during my pregnancy. I was given strict instruction to inject the insulin at or below and to the sides of my belly button during pregnancy. The problem I had was finding enough skin to pinch. I had no fat on my stomach whatsoever, so I had to pull enough skin for the smallest needle available at the time, (31 G 1/2") on my humolog pen. Even my OB said there was no layer of fat when he did my c-section, the hazards of having CF I guess! LOL!
I bruise easy as well. Just know, you're not injecting the uterus, the baby is not getting a big shot of insulin, and if you don't use it, your baby is worse off for it. Keep those sugars in check while pregnant. Now is more important than ever. Remember, pregnancy doesn't last forever so I'd just suck up the bruising and do whatever your doc recommends, as far as injection site. I was sent to a special gestational diabetic program even though it was CFRD brought on by the stress of pregnancy. They had me testing my blood sugars four times a day and I had to call in twice a week with all those values and how much insulin I used before each meal. It was a tightly watched program, but it worked. I am now not on insulin anymore (yet) and remain borderline CFRD. Good luck.
