bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure, someone check my working
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- tail_factor — push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards 23:33
90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not
thats normal
Recon calculator: 5mg in 1ml = 4mg/ml.
cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes
[edited]absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound
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abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month, i could be wrong
the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small
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ok so a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it
i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror
pinch
i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place
a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back, ill dig out the number
how far from the navel is actually far enough
i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely, anyway
[edited]do you change the pin between drawing up and injecting
i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge
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i bled a bit, is that a needle depth thing
45 degrees
update from 12 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped
while im here drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly
right so warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is
is there any reason to warm the vial in your hand first
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thigh or abdomen, does absorption actually differ
clothes_size_cassthe difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and…
does the injection site matter for how quickly it hits
how many sites are in your rotation
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never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves, n of 1 obviously
do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass
Reminder for dexa_or_bia: dose day is today. Set 8 days ago.
quick one let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting"
quick one pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising
90 degrees or 45
absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound
coming back after 16 months, has the pinned technique guide changed
i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice
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do you use the insulin syringe for both drawing and injecting
anyone inject in the back of the arm on their own successfully
for the archive welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it
ok so do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for
31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back, take that with a pinch of salt
if you are getting a lot of bruising, look at how fast you are pushing before you blame the needle
technique probably
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ok so how slowly should you actually push
nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do
push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards
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 back