for the archive do you change the pin between drawing up and injecting
#injection-technique 2025-06-30
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- two_labs_two_answers — abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month 21:20
- two_labs_two_answers — cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes, anyway warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement… 21:24
- two_labs_two_answers — coming back to this i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely 21:30
small bubble is fine
abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month
sharps bin
cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes, anyway
warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is
right so a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back, we shall see
does injecting a cold vial hurt more or am i imagining it
coming back to this i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely
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i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge
90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not