dead space in a standard insulin syringe hub is small but it is not nothing over a month
#reconstitution 2026-06-06
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Highlights from this day
- week_three_wall — update on the earlier thing does benzyl alcohol matter if im finishing the vial in one go 20:44
- mg_per_ml — 5mg in 2ml gives 2.5mg/ml, 0.25mg is 10 units. good for a starting dose 21:05
- VialBot — Testing queue: 4 submissions open, 49 awaiting dispatch. 21:27
- void_volume — bacteriostatic water for anything multi-use. sterile water has no preservative in it at all 21:33
update on the earlier thing does benzyl alcohol matter if im finishing the vial in one go
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too dilute imo
10mg vial
+ 1.0ml -> 10.0 mg/ml 0.5mg = 5u 1mg = 10u
+ 2.0ml -> 5.0 mg/ml 0.5mg = 10u 1mg = 20u
+ 2.5ml -> 4.0 mg/ml 0.5mg = 12.5u (dont)
+ 5.0ml -> 2.0 mg/ml 0.5mg = 25u 1mg = 50udead space
is the meniscus reading actually a real source of error or am i overthinking
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5mg in 2ml gives 2.5mg/ml, 0.25mg is 10 units. good for a starting dose
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if i add 1ml to a 30mg vial what concentration am i actually at
slightly off topic but anyone got a photo of what a properly dissolved vial looks like
i keep a spare vial of bac water in the fridge purely so i never rush the maths
follow up im getting bubbles in the barrel every single time, what am i doing wrong
Testing queue: 4 submissions open, 49 awaiting dispatch.
bacteriostatic water for anything multi-use. sterile water has no preservative in it at all
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weigh it first
i was wrong about this last year: it is fine to draw cold, it just stings more going in
coming back after 17 months, has the pinned recon volume advice changed
round numbers
yep 10 units