for the archive 31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back
#injection-technique 2025-11-26
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- taper_tess — welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it, thats just me 20:15
- taper_tess — i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror, your mileage will differ do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to… 20:17
- taper_tess — coming back to this i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place 20:19
- non_scale_win — nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do, i think pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no… 20:35
- nhs_pathway_nell — warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is, from memory 21:53
pinch
welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it, thats just me
i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror, your mileage will differ
do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for
coming back to this i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place
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nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do, i think
pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising
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sharps bin
i bled a bit, is that a needle depth thing
not a problem
mark it down
technique probably
anyone inject in the back of the arm on their own successfully
warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is, from memory
i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge
thats normal
try the thigh
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