a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back
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#injection-technique 2025-11-18
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- fasting_insulin — a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back 14:57
- bea_reconstitutes — drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly 15:40
- fasting_insulin — how do you avoid hitting the same spot twice when the marks fade bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure 17:22
- chlorhex — a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call, still working it out 17:47
- VialBot — Assay note: KP lot G-0641 reported at 99.4% of label content. 18:04
fresh pin
the needle went in fine but it stung going in, alcohol or the compound
while im here abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month
31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back, thats one data point
90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not
drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly
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coming back after 17 months, has the pinned technique guide changed
i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror
how slowly should you actually push
i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place
[edited]a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it
never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves
welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it
do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass
how do you avoid hitting the same spot twice when the marks fade
bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure
90 degrees or 45
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a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call, still working it out
45 degrees
anyone inject in the back of the arm on their own successfully
i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice
Assay note: KP lot G-0641 reported at 99.4% of label content.
sorry to jump in i bled a bit, is that a needle depth thing
technique probably