one unit is 0.01ml
#reconstitution 2026-04-08
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- rezept_rolf — one unit is 0.01ml. 100 units is 1ml. everything else in this channel follows from that, we shall see 17:12
- snac_and_water — i was wrong about this last year: it is fine to draw cold, it just stings more going in 17:32
- snac_and_water — temperature of the diluent does not matter. how fast you push it in does, ill dig out the number 17:59
- vacuum_vic — took me a year to stop over-diluting. the measurement error at 4 units is worse than the convenience 18:01
- meniscus_mel — if you draw up with a bigger pin and inject with a fresh one you lose a bit more to dead space 18:30
one unit is 0.01ml. 100 units is 1ml. everything else in this channel follows from that, we shall see
read it at eye level
i was wrong about this last year: it is fine to draw cold, it just stings more going in
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anyone got a photo of what a properly dissolved vial looks like
the meniscus thing is real. read it at eye level or you are guessing by a unit either way
i swirl for about thirty seconds and then leave it. never had one fail to dissolve
temperature of the diluent does not matter. how fast you push it in does, ill dig out the number
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took me a year to stop over-diluting. the measurement error at 4 units is worse than the convenience
thats the vacuum
swirl dont shake
if you draw up with a bigger pin and inject with a fresh one you lose a bit more to dead space
thats 5mg/ml
a slightly collapsed cake is cosmetic. a puddle in the bottom is not
sorry to jump in how much do i lose to dead space with a 29G pin
do you draw up with the same pin you inject with
dead space
aim the diluent at the glass wall, not at the powder. it goes in gentler
the last few units are a real loss. i accept it rather than tilting the vial and drawing air
nope, redo it
my rule is one concentration for everything so i never have to think about it at 7am
sorry to jump in whats the smallest volume you would trust yourself to measure on a u100
not sterile water
is it worth buying a 3ml syringe for the diluent or is the insulin one fine
weigh it first