do you use the insulin syringe for both drawing and injecting
#injection-technique 2025-11-17
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- ida_injects — 90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol… 20:14
- karl_fischer — coming back to this push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards 22:18
- pinch_not_stretch — 31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror 22:22
- pinch_not_stretch — how do you avoid hitting the same spot twice when the marks fade 22:24
anyone inject in the back of the arm on their own successfully
drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly, i think
90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not
the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small
90 degrees or 45
wk1 L abdo upper wk5 L thigh outer
wk2 R abdo upper wk6 R thigh outer
wk3 L abdo lower wk7 L arm back
wk4 R abdo lower wk8 R arm backthats normal
push slow
right so i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge
rotate
for the archive do you pinch or stretch
abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month, for what its worth
technique probably
warm it first
is a small air bubble in the barrel a problem subcutaneously
do you change the pin between drawing up and injecting
if you are getting a lot of bruising, look at how fast you are pushing before you blame the needle
small bubble is fine
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welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it
coming back to this i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice
the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small
coming back to this the needle went in fine but it stung going in, alcohol or the compound
while im here pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising
fresh pin
absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound
[edited]a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it
thats a reaction
coming back to this push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards
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how far from the navel is actually far enough
31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back
i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror
do you count to five before withdrawing