while im here 5mg in 2ml gives 2.5mg/ml, 0.25mg is 10 units. good for a starting dose
#reconstitution 2025-07-20
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- appetite_back — how long after reconstituting before its actually dissolved 10:21
- tarpit_tam — give it 2 minutes at room temperature before you decide it has not dissolved 10:27
- tarpit_tam — benzyl alcohol is what makes it bacteriostatic. it is about 0.9% typically 11:26
- septum_sal — i use bac water even for a single-use vial because it stings less, which is not the reason it exists 11:54
anyone got a photo of what a properly dissolved vial looks like
i was wrong about this last year: it is fine to draw cold, it just stings more going in
thats fine
not sterile water
bac water
genuine question how do you all measure a half unit, or do you just not
i keep a spare vial of bac water in the fridge purely so i never rush the maths
how long after reconstituting before its actually dissolved
U-100 syringe: 1 unit = 0.01 ml
10u = 0.10 ml
25u = 0.25 ml
50u = 0.50 ml
100u = 1.00 ml
mg drawn = ml drawn x mg/mltoo dilute imo
if you cannot read the mark confidently, your volume is too small. redo it at a lower concentration, i could be wrong
give it 2 minutes at room temperature before you decide it has not dissolved
yep 10 units
benzyl alcohol is what makes it bacteriostatic. it is about 0.9% typically
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i write the mg/ml on the vial with a sharpie the moment i reconstitute it
is a slightly cloudy solution ever ok or is that always a bin it
swirl dont shake
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thats the vacuum
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weigh it first
i use bac water even for a single-use vial because it stings less, which is not the reason it exists
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temperature of the diluent does not matter. how fast you push it in does
a slightly collapsed cake is cosmetic. a puddle in the bottom is not
read it at eye level
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anyone else find the 10mg vials harder to get fully dissolved than the small ones