quick one weighing the vial before you reconstitute is the only way to catch an underfill, your mileage will differ
#reconstitution 2026-02-04
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- yyz_vial — quick one weighing the vial before you reconstitute is the only way to catch an underfill, your mileage will differ 08:44
- bea_reconstitutes — benzyl alcohol is what makes it bacteriostatic. it is about 0.9% typically, i have it written down somewhere 12:02
- HPLC_Hank — the jewellery scale is a good habit but calibrate it, they drift badly i was wrong about this last year: it is fine to draw cold, it just stings more going in 13:15
- seoul_swirl — a 3ml syringe for the diluent and a u100 for the dose is the setup most people here end up with, i think 13:58
- HPLC_Hank — the vacuum will pull it in. let it. fighting it is how you get a face full of aerosol, your mileage will differ 14:02
weigh it first
temperature of the diluent does not matter. how fast you push it in does
how long after reconstituting before its actually dissolved
if the powder is on the stopper, tap it down before you add anything. it will still dissolve either way
write the date on
label the date too. you will not remember which vial is which by week 32
coming back after 5 months, has the pinned recon volume advice changed
coming back to this 5mg in 2ml gives 2.5mg/ml, 0.25mg is 10 units. good for a starting dose
is it worth buying a 3ml syringe for the diluent or is the insulin one fine
anyone worked out a recon volume that puts 2mg on a round unit mark
benzyl alcohol is what makes it bacteriostatic. it is about 0.9% typically, i have it written down somewhere
do you let it come to room temp before drawing or draw it cold
nobody here should be telling you a dose. we can check your arithmetic, thats a different thing
is there any reason not to just always use 2ml
one unit is 0.01ml. 100 units is 1ml. everything else in this channel follows from that
the jewellery scale is a good habit but calibrate it, they drift badly
i was wrong about this last year: it is fine to draw cold, it just stings more going in
my vial pulled the water in on its own, is that the vacuum or did i do something
swirl dont shake
read it at eye level
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a 3ml syringe for the diluent and a u100 for the dose is the setup most people here end up with, i think
follow up you can absolutely just always use 2ml, and honestly most of us should
the vacuum will pull it in. let it. fighting it is how you get a face full of aerosol, your mileage will differ
unrelated but 10mg in 1ml is 10mg/ml, so 2.5mg is 25 units. thats the one i use
thats 5mg/ml
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check your maths