absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound
[edited]#injection-technique 2025-07-04
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- snac_and_water — do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do 17:07
- snac_and_water — unrelated but is 31G noticeably better than 29G or is it marginal 17:10
- snac_and_water — push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards 18:23
- snac_and_water — bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure 19:01
- amylin_amy — 90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not 19:55
follow up does the injection site matter for how quickly it hits
do you count to five before withdrawing
small bubble is fine
a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call, your mileage will differ
warm it first
do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass
nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do
i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place, from memory
unrelated but is 31G noticeably better than 29G or is it marginal
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follow up do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for
for the archive pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising
abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month, anyway
a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back
pinch
push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards
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coming back after 19 months, has the pinned technique guide changed
bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure
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dont recap
i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror
i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely
fresh pin
let it dry
push slow
90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not
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*Janoshik not the other one