do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for
#injection-technique 2026-02-25
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- pinch_not_stretch — pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising 22:30
- pinch_not_stretch — nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do, ill dig out the number 22:33
- sasha_stacks — i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice, i have it written down somewhere 23:14
drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly
i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge
i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge
let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting"
sharps bin
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90 degrees or 45
unrelated but do you change the pin between drawing up and injecting
pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising
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nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do, ill dig out the number
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do you use the insulin syringe for both drawing and injecting
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unrelated but is 31G noticeably better than 29G or is it marginal
i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely
warm it first
thats a reaction
does injecting a cold vial hurt more or am i imagining it
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try the thigh
i keep getting a small welt at the site, technique or reaction
push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards
sorry to jump in how do you avoid hitting the same spot twice when the marks fade
push slow
the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small, n of 1 obviously
follow up i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror
whats your sharps disposal setup, mine is a jar and i know thats wrong
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fresh pin
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pinch
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absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound
right so do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass
i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice, i have it written down somewhere
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is bruising more about the needle or the aftercare
thats normal
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do you pinch or stretch
nhs_pathway_nellthe difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and…
ok so abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month
dont recap
update from 12 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped
if you are getting a lot of bruising, look at how fast you are pushing before you blame the needle
bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure
coming back after 24 months, has the pinned technique guide changed
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