drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly
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how slowly should you actually push
fresh pin
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i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely
small bubble is fine
do you aspirate, or is that only an intramuscular thing
if you are getting a lot of bruising, look at how fast you are pushing before you blame the needle
pinch
technique probably
is a small air bubble in the barrel a problem subcutaneously
does injecting a cold vial hurt more or am i imagining it
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whats your sharps disposal setup, mine is a jar and i know thats wrong
*that should say weekly
31G 8mm
do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass
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i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place, thats one data point
rotate
push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards
the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small
do you count to five before withdrawing
while im here anyone inject in the back of the arm on their own successfully
do you change the pin between drawing up and injecting
90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not
how many sites are in your rotation
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how do you avoid hitting the same spot twice when the marks fade
Reminder set. I will post here in 8 days.
push slow
anyone got a rotation map they would share
bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure
not a problem
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45 degrees
thigh or abdomen, does absorption actually differ
welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it
do you use the insulin syringe for both drawing and injecting
warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is
a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it
let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting", still working it out
i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror
90 degrees or 45
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i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge, thats one data point
is there any reason to warm the vial in your hand first
a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call, i have it written down somewhere