slightly off topic but i have eight sites and an eight week rotation. it is written on the fridge
#injection-technique 2025-12-02
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Highlights from this day
- luerlok — update on the earlier thing i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror 12:49
- luerlok — does injecting a cold vial hurt more or am i imagining it 13:02
- birch_bloods — let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting" 15:18
- birch_bloods — i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place, someone check my working 15:20
31G 8mm
ok so do you pinch or stretch
does the injection site matter for how quickly it hits
update on the earlier thing i inject the back of my own arm and it is awkward but doable with a mirror
fresh pin
anyone inject in the back of the arm on their own successfully
does injecting a cold vial hurt more or am i imagining it
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is bruising more about the needle or the aftercare
technique probably
is there any reason to warm the vial in your hand first
[edited]welts at the site are usually a mild local reaction and rotation sorts it
not a problem
[edited]push slow
the needle went in fine but it stung going in, alcohol or the compound
do you use the insulin syringe for both drawing and injecting
let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting"
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do you aspirate, or is that only an intramuscular thing
i keep the sharps bin next to the fridge so the whole thing happens in one place, someone check my working