let it dry
#injection-technique 2026-03-27
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- night_pin — 31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason… 18:46
- nausea_window — how far from the navel is actually far enough 19:24
- flint_fills — let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting" 21:35
thats normal
i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice
let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting"
if you are getting a lot of bruising, look at how fast you are pushing before you blame the needle
do you count to five before withdrawing
abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month
unrelated but drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly
31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back
a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it
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genuine question thigh or abdomen, does absorption actually differ
warm it first
a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back
abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month
pinch
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 backa fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call
how far from the navel is actually far enough
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whats your sharps disposal setup, mine is a jar and i know thats wrong
pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising
[edited]how many sites are in your rotation
update from 1 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped, i think
i bled a bit, is that a needle depth thing
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a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it
welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it
do you use the insulin syringe for both drawing and injecting
31G 8mm
sharps bin
do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass
the needle went in fine but it stung going in, alcohol or the compound
while im here nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do
rotate
let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting"
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