#reconstitution 2025-04-17

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Highlights from this day

ring_size_down — slightly off topic but one unit is 0.01ml. 100 units is 1ml. everything else in this channel follows from that 12:51
mcg_not_mg — quick one a 3ml syringe for the diluent and a u100 for the dose is the setup most people here end up with, take that with a pinch of salt 12:53
split_dose_sam — genuine question if you cannot read the mark confidently, your volume is too small. redo it at a lower concentration 12:57
ring_size_down — temperature of the diluent does not matter. how fast you push it in does 12:58

pick the volume so your dose is a whole number of units. thats the entire trick

it should be completely clear with no floaters. cloudy means stop, ask me again in a month

if i add 3ml to a 5mg vial what concentration am i actually at

swirl it. do not shake it. the foam is denatured protein and you are not getting it back

slightly off topic but one unit is 0.01ml. 100 units is 1ml. everything else in this channel follows from that

quick one a 3ml syringe for the diluent and a u100 for the dose is the setup most people here end up with, take that with a pinch of salt

whats the smallest volume you would trust yourself to measure on a u100

genuine question if you cannot read the mark confidently, your volume is too small. redo it at a lower concentration

temperature of the diluent does not matter. how fast you push it in does

i write the mg/ml on the vial with a sharpie the moment i reconstitute it, we shall see

how do you all measure a half unit, or do you just not