small bubble is fine
#injection-technique 2026-05-24
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- osaka_assay — cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes, your mileage will differ 16:35
- osaka_assay — bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure, happy to be corrected 16:36
- sgp_subq — a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it, from memory 17:19
- sgp_subq — push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is 17:21
- rotate_the_site — a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call, ymmv 17:29
never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves
cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes, your mileage will differ
bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure, happy to be corrected
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abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month
*that should say weekly
i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place
a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it, from memory
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thigh or abdomen, does absorption actually differ
push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards
warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is
i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice
do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for
a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call, ymmv