Question about B12 shots.

I had my first B12 injection the other day. I really know very little about it except that my levels were low and that I don't have to have another one for a month. YAY! This makes one less pill I have to take every day, lol. Anyway, my question is this...For those of you who give yourself injections (NOT the people who have it done at the doctor's office), does your insurance company pay for the B12 and the syringes? If not, how much do you pay out of pocket? Also (and this question is for everyone who takes the injections, no matter how you get them, lol) do you get the intramuscular shots or the subcutaneous shots? Does anyone know the difference between the two? I mean, obviously one goes into the muscle and the other just into the fatty tissue, but is one absorbed better than the other? What are the advantages (other than much less pain for the subcu injections) to having it done that way? Thanks!

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