#injection-technique 2025-01-05

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split_shipment — a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call 23:28
u100_pat — i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice, ask me again in a month 23:32
dark_for_ten_days — absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound 23:38

fresh pin

let it dry

a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call

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i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice, ask me again in a month

mark it down

absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound

whats your sharps disposal setup, mine is a jar and i know thats wrong

thats normal

wk1 L abdo upper   wk5 L thigh outer
wk2 R abdo upper   wk6 R thigh outer
wk3 L abdo lower   wk7 L arm back
wk4 R abdo lower   wk8 R arm back

thats a reaction

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do you use the insulin syringe for both drawing and injecting

nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do

90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not