#injection-technique 2025-09-07

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Highlights from this day

sharps_bin_sid — a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call, n of 1 obviously 17:04
assay_not_purity — slightly off topic but do you use the insulin syringe for both drawing and injecting 17:40
sharps_bin_sid — update on the earlier thing do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for 18:55
assay_not_purity — update from 14 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped 19:15

45 degrees

drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly

nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do

31G 8mm

a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call, n of 1 obviously

slightly off topic but do you use the insulin syringe for both drawing and injecting

wk1 L abdo upper   wk5 L thigh outer
wk2 R abdo upper   wk6 R thigh outer
wk3 L abdo lower   wk7 L arm back
wk4 R abdo lower   wk8 R arm back

update on the earlier thing do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for

the needle went in fine but it stung going in, alcohol or the compound

anyone got a rotation map they would share

i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror

update from 14 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped