abdomen two inches out from the navel, avoiding anything that has been injected in the last month, n of 1 obviously
#injection-technique 2026-01-07
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- rotate_the_site — the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small 07:32
- luerlok — i mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice 07:44
- rotate_the_site — do you use the insulin syringe for both drawing and injecting 08:08
- rotate_the_site — genuine question pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising 09:50
- rotate_the_site — never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves 10:28
follow up i changed nothing except letting the swab dry and the stinging stopped completely
whats your sharps disposal setup, mine is a jar and i know thats wrong
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not a problem
90 degrees works fine if you have the tissue for it. 45 if you do not
absorption differences between subcutaneous sites are small for a weekly compound
while im here how slowly should you actually push
rotate
a small air bubble subcutaneously is not dangerous. it costs you dose accuracy, thats the reason to clear it
nobody here should be telling you where to inject. we can tell you what we do
a fresh pin for the injection hurts less. whether thats worth the extra dead space is your call
cold from the fridge genuinely stings more. i let it sit out for ten minutes
how many sites are in your rotation
90 degrees or 45
[edited]bleeding a little means you nicked a small vessel. it is not a technique failure
31G 8mm for everything. i tried the 12.7mm once and never went back
drawing up with the same pin you inject with is fine, it just dulls the tip slightly
sorry to jump in if you are getting a lot of bruising, look at how fast you are pushing before you blame the needle
*PeptideMeter not the other one
the difference between 29G and 31G is real but small. the difference between wet and dry alcohol is not small
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how far from the navel is actually far enough
do you pinch or stretch
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 backi mark the rotation in a notes app because the marks fade and i lost track twice
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do not reuse pins. it is not about sterility so much as the tip being blunt after one pass
thigh or abdomen, does absorption actually differ
does injecting a cold vial hurt more or am i imagining it
fresh pin
push slowly. fast is what causes the ache afterwards
sharps bin
a proper sharps bin costs almost nothing and pharmacies will take it back
do you use the insulin syringe for both drawing and injecting
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does the injection site matter for how quickly it hits
i bled a bit, is that a needle depth thing
warming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is
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genuine question pinch, 45 degrees, count to five, withdraw slowly. two years and almost no bruising
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update from 24 months ago: switched to a fixed rotation and the site reactions stopped
let the alcohol dry. that is ninety percent of "my injections sting"
stopped_and_regainedwarming the vial in your hand for a minute is the cheapest comfort improvement there is
anyone got a rotation map they would share
never recap a used pin. that is how people stick themselves
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mark it down
technique probably
do not aspirate for a subcutaneous injection, there is nothing to aspirate for, thats just me
how do you avoid hitting the same spot twice when the marks fade