#injection-technique 2025-10-14

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salt_bridge — i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely, your mileage will differ 19:51
ines_weighs — i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice 20:44
salt_bridge — abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month, thats just me 21:25
ines_weighs — i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge, happy to be corrected 21:28
ines_weighs — warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is 21:31

i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely, your mileage will differ

small bubble is fine

29G in 8mm or 12.7mm for abdomen

does the injection site matter for how quickly it hits

i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice

is a small air bubble in the barrel a problem subcutaneously

abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month, thats just me

i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge, happy to be corrected

warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is

thigh or abdomen, does absorption actually differ