warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is
#injection-technique 2025-06-17
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- rotate_the_site — warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is 12:02
- rotate_the_site — slightly off topic but i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely 12:16
- rotate_the_site — whats your sharps disposal setup, mine is a jar and i know thats wrong 12:34
- rotate_the_site — a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call, anyway 12:36
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does the injection site matter for how quickly it hits
slightly off topic but i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely
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thats normal
do you count to five before withdrawing
90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not
31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back
whats your sharps disposal setup, mine is a jar and i know thats wrong
90 degrees or 45
a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call, anyway