a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call
pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising
#injection-technique 2025-11-03
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- amylin_amy — a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and… 18:24
- plus_sixteen — a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back 19:14
- plus_sixteen — slightly off topic but 31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back, thats one data point update from 5 months ago: switched to a fixed… 19:38
warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is
welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it
rotate
thigh or abdomen, does absorption actually differ
coming back to this i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge, from memory
sharps bin
a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back
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cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes
sorry to jump in push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards
[edited]31G 8mm
while im here nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do, thats one data point
slightly off topic but 31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back, thats one data point
update from 5 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped
do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for
update from 2 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped
coming back to this how slowly should you actually push
thats normal
do you aspirate, or is that only an intramuscular thing
push slow
not a problem
technique probably