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Insulin unit maths
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vienna_vial10mg in 2ml is 5mg/ml. so 0.5mg is 0.1ml which is 10 units on a u100#reconstitution · 2026-03-02half_life_hal40 units of a 2 solution is a lot of volume and i check that one twice every single time i argued the sweet spot was nonsense…#tirzepatide · 2026-03-03a1c_lag10mg in 1ml is 10mg/ml, so 2.5mg is 25 units. thats the one i use, thats one data point#reconstitution · 2026-03-03cold_pack_carlafollow up 30mg in 3ml is 10mg/ml, so 5mg is 50 units. half the barrel, feels like a lot but its right#reconstitution · 2026-03-03rotate_the_sitetook me a year to stop over-diluting. the measurement error at 4 units is worse than the convenience#reconstitution · 2026-03-03comment_fatigue40 units of a 8 solution is a lot of volume and i check that one twice every single time#tirzepatide · 2026-03-04impersonator_ipone unit is 0.01ml#reconstitution · 2026-03-05eat_more_please30mg in 3ml is 10mg/ml, so 5mg is 50 units. half the barrel, feels like a lot but its right#reconstitution · 2026-03-05cold_chain_cmdrone unit is 0.01ml. 100 units is 1ml. everything else in this channel follows from that#reconstitution · 2026-03-06coffee_only5mg in 2ml gives 2.5mg/ml, 0.25mg is 10 units. good for a starting dose#reconstitution · 2026-03-06ferrous_ashtook me a year to stop over-diluting. the measurement error at 4 units is worse than the convenience#reconstitution · 2026-03-08apob_over_ldlone unit is 0.01ml#reconstitution · 2026-03-09meniscus_melone unit is 0.01ml. 100 units is 1ml. everything else in this channel follows from that#reconstitution · 2026-03-09meniscus_mel5mg in 2ml gives 2.5mg/ml, 0.25mg is 10 units. good for a starting dose#reconstitution · 2026-03-09quiet_head_qi40 units of a 5 solution is a lot of volume and i check that one twice every single time#tirzepatide · 2026-03-10calgary_colddead space in a standard insulin syringe hub is small but it is not nothing over a month#reconstitution · 2026-03-10bac_water_bill20mg in 2ml is 10mg/ml. 1mg is 10 units, 2mg is 20 units, easy#reconstitution · 2026-03-10pin29gwhats the smallest volume you would trust yourself to measure on a u100#reconstitution · 2026-03-10taper_tessone unit is 0.01ml#reconstitution · 2026-03-11bea_reconstitutes5mg in 2ml gives 2.5mg/ml, 0.25mg is 10 units. good for a starting dose, i have it written down somewhere#reconstitution · 2026-03-11bea_reconstitutes30mg in 3ml is 10mg/ml, so 5mg is 50 units. half the barrel, feels like a lot but its right#reconstitution · 2026-03-11calgary_cold40 units of a 2.5 solution is a lot of volume and i check that one twice every single time, still working it out#tirzepatide · 2026-03-12private_script_pri40 units of a 10 solution is a lot of volume and i check that one twice every single time, thats just me#tirzepatide · 2026-03-13private_script_prione unit is 0.01ml. 100 units is 1ml. everything else in this channel follows from that#reconstitution · 2026-03-14slow.taper40 units of a 4 solution is a lot of volume and i check that one twice every single time#tirzepatide · 2026-03-17eight_mmone unit is 0.01ml. 100 units is 1ml. everything else in this channel follows from that, take that with a pinch of salt#reconstitution · 2026-03-17surpass_twoupdate on the earlier thing 40 units of a 10 solution is a lot of volume and i check that one twice every single time#tirzepatide · 2026-03-18meniscus_meltook me a year to stop over-diluting. the measurement error at 4 units is worse than the convenience#reconstitution · 2026-03-18swirl_not_shakeif the maths gives you 13.7 units, change the volume. do not try to hit 13.7#reconstitution · 2026-03-18cold_chain_cmdrsorry to jump in 40 units of a 4 solution is a lot of volume and i check that one twice every single time#tirzepatide · 2026-03-19surpass_two10mg in 2ml is 5mg/ml. so 0.5mg is 0.1ml which is 10 units on a u100#reconstitution · 2026-03-19sol_sendsone unit is 0.01ml#reconstitution · 2026-03-19mg_per_mlsorry to jump in dead space in a standard insulin syringe hub is small but it is not nothing over a month#reconstitution · 2026-03-19oasis_ola10mg in 2ml is 5mg/ml. so 0.5mg is 0.1ml which is 10 units on a u100#reconstitution · 2026-03-20chain_of_custody30mg in 3ml is 10mg/ml, so 5mg is 50 units. half the barrel, feels like a lot but its right#reconstitution · 2026-03-20oasis_oladead space in a standard insulin syringe hub is small but it is not nothing over a month#reconstitution · 2026-03-20customs_owlwhats the smallest volume you would trust yourself to measure on a u100#reconstitution · 2026-03-22two_three_lifts5mg in 2ml gives 2.5mg/ml, 0.25mg is 10 units. good for a starting dose#reconstitution · 2026-03-22two_three_lifts30mg in 3ml is 10mg/ml, so 5mg is 50 units. half the barrel, feels like a lot but its right weighing the vial before you…#reconstitution · 2026-03-22ten_of_tendo you use the insulin syringe for both drawing and injecting update from 9 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the…#injection-technique · 2026-03-22septum_sala 3ml syringe for the diluent and a u100 for the dose is the setup most people here end up with#reconstitution · 2026-03-24tarpit_tamupdate on the earlier thing took me a year to stop over-diluting. the measurement error at 4 units is worse than the convenience#reconstitution · 2026-03-25tarpit_tamyep 10 units#reconstitution · 2026-03-25monoisotopicif the maths gives you 13.7 units, change the volume. do not try to hit 13.7, n of 1 obviously#reconstitution · 2026-03-25cold_start_cy40 units of a 5 solution is a lot of volume and i check that one twice every single time#tirzepatide · 2026-03-27maintenance_mo10mg in 2ml is 5mg/ml. so 0.5mg is 0.1ml which is 10 units on a u100#reconstitution · 2026-03-27mag_citratedead space in a standard insulin syringe hub is small but it is not nothing over a month#reconstitution · 2026-03-27identity_shiftone unit is 0.01ml#reconstitution · 2026-03-27salt_bridgeyep 10 units#reconstitution · 2026-03-27split_dose_sam30mg in 3ml is 10mg/ml, so 5mg is 50 units. half the barrel, feels like a lot but its right, take that with a pinch of salt#reconstitution · 2026-03-27sgp_subqwhats the smallest volume you would trust yourself to measure on a u100#reconstitution · 2026-03-28ring_size_down40 units of a 10 solution is a lot of volume and i check that one twice every single time held 10 for 25 months and lost 44kg…#tirzepatide · 2026-03-29otto_swirls10mg in 1ml is 10mg/ml, so 2.5mg is 25 units. thats the one i use#reconstitution · 2026-03-30endotoxin_edthe thing people are frightened of is an air embolism, and that is an IV problem at volumes you could not fit in a u100 barrel#injection-technique · 2026-03-30reading_the_pinsso one insulin syringe per shot, through the stopper once#injection-technique · 2026-03-30pin29gwhats the smallest volume you would trust yourself to measure on a u100#reconstitution · 2026-03-31peak_splitwhile im here took me a year to stop over-diluting. the measurement error at 4 units is worse than the convenience pick the…#reconstitution · 2026-03-31auckland_aliquot20mg in 2ml is 10mg/ml. 1mg is 10 units, 2mg is 20 units, easy#reconstitution · 2026-04-01two_eight_c40 units of a 10 solution is a lot of volume and i check that one twice every single time#tirzepatide · 2026-04-02pin29gfor the archive took me a year to stop over-diluting. the measurement error at 4 units is worse than the convenience, not…#reconstitution · 2026-04-03