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#injection-technique 2025-02-24
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- void_volume — quick one a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it 20:50
- coa_or_cope — abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and… 21:17
- coa_or_cope — welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it, for what its worth bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique… 21:21
- sharps_bin_sid — follow up a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back 21:42
cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes
drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly, still working it out
90 degrees or 45
i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely
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if you are getting a lot of bruising, look at how fast you are pushing before you blame the needle
quick one a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it
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never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves, ask me again in a month
do you use the insulin syringe for both drawing and injecting
the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small
45 degrees
do you change the pin between drawing up and injecting
abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month
pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising
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i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror
welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it, for what its worth
bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure
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a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call
try the thigh
i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place
abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month
not a problem
let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting"
i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge
while im here 90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not, take that with a pinch of salt
follow up a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back
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sorry to jump in bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure
i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place
sharps bin