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#injection-technique 2026-03-22
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- ten_of_ten — do you use the insulin syringe for both drawing and injecting update from 9 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped 04:53
- closer_not_simpler — i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice 04:54
- VialBot — Archive lookup: point_two_five first appears in this channel on 2025-09-13. 05:49
- pinch_not_stretch — unrelated but a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back 08:22
a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call
try the thigh
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push slow
fresh pin
i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place
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let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting"
push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards
how many sites are in your rotation
while im here update from 6 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped
[edited]anyone got a rotation map they would share
a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it
bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure
do you use the insulin syringe for both drawing and injecting
update from 9 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped
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i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice
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31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back
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for the archive nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do
thats a reaction
cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes
Archive lookup: point_two_five first appears in this channel on 2025-09-13.
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mark it down
right so is bruising more about the needle or the aftercare
let it dry
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dont recap
i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge
for the archive warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is
the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small
genuine question anyone inject in the back of the arm on their own successfully
unrelated but a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back
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coming back to this do you pinch or stretch
[edited]do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass
do you count to five before withdrawing
sorry to jump in thigh or abdomen, does absorption actually differ
welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it
technique probably
not a problem
coming back after 18 months, has the pinned technique guide changed
sorry to jump in abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month
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never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves
warm it first
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i bled a bit, is that a needle depth thing