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#injection-technique 2026-02-20
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do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass, ask me again in a month
cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes
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ok so does the injection site matter for how quickly it hits
ok so i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place
nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do
a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it
how many sites are in your rotation
do you use the insulin syringe for both drawing and injecting
a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back
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small bubble is fine
rotate_the_sitea small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats…
31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back
sharps bin
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slightly off topic but is there any reason to warm the vial in your hand first
fresh pin
let it dry
unrelated but update from 2 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped
let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting"
slightly off topic but pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising
the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small
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drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly
technique probably
31G 8mm
welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it