drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly
#injection-technique 2025-10-11
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- reta_resting_hr — i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely 15:13
- per_mg_pete — never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves 15:14
- nine_nine_one — how far from the navel is actually far enough 15:26
- HPLC_Hank — sorry to jump in the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small 17:05
i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror
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i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely
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never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves
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*Medutest not the other one
how slowly should you actually push
how far from the navel is actually far enough
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a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call
i bled a bit, is that a needle depth thing
genuine question update from 22 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped
not a problem
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sorry to jump in the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small
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do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for, take that with a pinch of salt
let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting"
rotate
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thigh or abdomen, does absorption actually differ