i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely
#injection-technique 2026-04-26
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- cold_pack_carla — while im here a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call 12:25
- bea_reconstitutes — never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves 12:30
- secretagogue_sy — 90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not, thats just me 12:47
- VialBot — New independent result logged — TFC, lot A-2418, purity 97.4% (Medutest). 12:54
small bubble is fine
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while im here a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call
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update from 9 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped
how many sites are in your rotation
let it dry
never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves
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coming back to this a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back
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cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes
drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly, n of 1 obviously
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90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not, thats just me
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*Medutest not the other one
welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it
New independent result logged — TFC, lot A-2418, purity 97.4% (Medutest).
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absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound
sharps bin
try the thigh
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warm it first
do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass, we shall see
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technique probably