31G 8mm
#injection-technique 2025-08-29
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- area_percent — 90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not 22:48
- area_percent — a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back 23:03
- gip_glp_gil — i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place, thats one data point a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will… 23:06
- gip_glp_gil — bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure, take that with a pinch of salt 23:58
let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting"
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absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound, happy to be corrected
[edited]how many sites are in your rotation
a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call
90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not
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thats normal
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45 degrees
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a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back
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i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place, thats one data point
a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back
bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure, take that with a pinch of salt
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