Fig. 1From: A suitable palpation technique allows to identify skin lipohypertrophic lesions in insulin-treated people with diabetesLipohypertrophy features. Moderate swelling of the abdominal wall below the umbilicus, the site most often chosen by the patient for insulin injections; his right hand pinches a thick fold in the presence of a large lipohypertrophy skin plate (a); while only a thin fold results from the left hand squeezing the area systematically ignored for insulin shots (b)Back to article page