31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back, ask me again in a month
#injection-technique 2025-04-27
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- area_percent — sorry to jump in does the injection site matter for how quickly it hits i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror 16:51
- area_percent — i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely, not advice obviously 17:42
- ferritin_fay — never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves 17:49
- batch_variance — a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it 18:10
- non_scale_win — coming back to this bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure 18:13
sorry to jump in does the injection site matter for how quickly it hits
i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror
90 degrees or 45
i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely, not advice obviously
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cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes
update from 2 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped
not a problem
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never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves
small bubble is fine
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i bled a bit, is that a needle depth thing
a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it
coming back to this bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure