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Insulin unit maths
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mg_per_mlif the maths gives you 13.7 units, change the volume. do not try to hit 13.7#reconstitution · 2026-04-03two_eight_c30mg in 3ml is 10mg/ml, so 5mg is 50 units. half the barrel, feels like a lot but its right#reconstitution · 2026-04-03maple_maths5mg in 2ml gives 2.5mg/ml, 0.25mg is 10 units. good for a starting dose#reconstitution · 2026-04-03oasis_olaa 3ml syringe for the diluent and a u100 for the dose is the setup most people here end up with#reconstitution · 2026-04-03ten_of_tendead space in a standard insulin syringe hub is small but it is not nothing over a month, ill dig out the number#reconstitution · 2026-04-03seven_five_sweet30mg in 3ml is 10mg/ml, so 5mg is 50 units. half the barrel, feels like a lot but its right#reconstitution · 2026-04-04seven_five_sweettook me a year to stop over-diluting. the measurement error at 4 units is worse than the convenience, happy to be corrected#reconstitution · 2026-04-04drawup_deeif the maths gives you 13.7 units, change the volume. do not try to hit 13.7#reconstitution · 2026-04-04mg_per_mlfollow up 5mg in 2ml gives 2.5mg/ml, 0.25mg is 10 units. good for a starting dose#reconstitution · 2026-04-04deadspace10mg in 1ml is 10mg/ml, so 2.5mg is 25 units. thats the one i use#reconstitution · 2026-04-04quill_questionsdo you use the insulin syringe for both drawing and injecting#injection-technique · 2026-04-04clothes_size_cassdead space in a standard insulin syringe hub is small but it is not nothing over a month if you cannot read the mark…#reconstitution · 2026-04-05clothes_size_cass30mg in 3ml is 10mg/ml, so 5mg is 50 units. half the barrel, feels like a lot but its right#reconstitution · 2026-04-05deadspace20mg in 2ml is 10mg/ml. 1mg is 10 units, 2mg is 20 units, easy#reconstitution · 2026-04-07point_two_fivea 3ml syringe for the diluent and a u100 for the dose is the setup most people here end up with if you cannot read the mark…#reconstitution · 2026-04-07blind_submitone unit is 0.01ml#reconstitution · 2026-04-07quiet.hours10mg in 1ml is 10mg/ml, so 2.5mg is 25 units. thats the one i use#reconstitution · 2026-04-07assay_not_purityone unit is 0.01ml. 100 units is 1ml. everything else in this channel follows from that#reconstitution · 2026-04-07snac_and_waterone unit is 0.01ml#reconstitution · 2026-04-08vacuum_victook me a year to stop over-diluting. the measurement error at 4 units is worse than the convenience#reconstitution · 2026-04-08taper_tess40 units of a 2.5 solution is a lot of volume and i check that one twice every single time#tirzepatide · 2026-04-09tarpit_tam10mg in 1ml is 10mg/ml, so 2.5mg is 25 units. thats the one i use#reconstitution · 2026-04-09peak_split5mg in 2ml gives 2.5mg/ml, 0.25mg is 10 units. good for a starting dose#reconstitution · 2026-04-09hair_month_fourdo you use the insulin syringe for both drawing and injecting#injection-technique · 2026-04-10tga_noticedead space in a standard insulin syringe hub is small but it is not nothing over a month#reconstitution · 2026-04-11ring_size_downwhats the smallest volume you would trust yourself to measure on a u100#reconstitution · 2026-04-11blind_submitone unit is 0.01ml#reconstitution · 2026-04-12taper_or_notwhats the smallest volume you would trust yourself to measure on a u100#reconstitution · 2026-04-12marrow.mod5mg in 2ml gives 2.5mg/ml, 0.25mg is 10 units. good for a starting dose#reconstitution · 2026-04-12orfor_watch40 units of a 5 solution is a lot of volume and i check that one twice every single time#tirzepatide · 2026-04-13site_itch40 units of a 2 solution is a lot of volume and i check that one twice every single time#tirzepatide · 2026-04-15aliquot_ada5mg in 2ml gives 2.5mg/ml, 0.25mg is 10 units. good for a starting dose#reconstitution · 2026-04-15gorse_gainsyep 10 units#reconstitution · 2026-04-15jute_journalsdead space in a standard insulin syringe hub is small but it is not nothing over a month lyophilised powder is far more robust…#reconstitution · 2026-04-15nhs_pathway_nell30mg in 3ml is 10mg/ml, so 5mg is 50 units. half the barrel, feels like a lot but its right#reconstitution · 2026-04-16warsaw_vial10mg in 1ml is 10mg/ml, so 2.5mg is 25 units. thats the one i use#reconstitution · 2026-04-17tokyo_taper40 units of a 8 solution is a lot of volume and i check that one twice every single time#tirzepatide · 2026-04-18monoisotopicdead space in a standard insulin syringe hub is small but it is not nothing over a month#reconstitution · 2026-04-19monoisotopicyep 10 units#reconstitution · 2026-04-19customs_owlright so 30mg in 3ml is 10mg/ml, so 5mg is 50 units. half the barrel, feels like a lot but its right#reconstitution · 2026-04-19step_one_sian5mg in 2ml gives 2.5mg/ml, 0.25mg is 10 units. good for a starting dose#reconstitution · 2026-04-20tam_logs40 units of a 2 solution is a lot of volume and i check that one twice every single time#tirzepatide · 2026-04-21kev_measures10mg in 2ml is 5mg/ml. so 0.5mg is 0.1ml which is 10 units on a u100#reconstitution · 2026-04-21rowan_readsdead space in a standard insulin syringe hub is small but it is not nothing over a month#reconstitution · 2026-04-22vial_ledger40 units of a 5 solution is a lot of volume and i check that one twice every single time#tirzepatide · 2026-04-23knees_firstwhats the smallest volume you would trust yourself to measure on a u100#reconstitution · 2026-04-23triple_ag_tomone unit is 0.01ml. 100 units is 1ml. everything else in this channel follows from that#reconstitution · 2026-04-24triple_ag_tomright so took me a year to stop over-diluting. the measurement error at 4 units is worse than the convenience#reconstitution · 2026-04-24bea_reconstitutesone unit is 0.01ml#reconstitution · 2026-04-25tarpit_tam30mg in 3ml is 10mg/ml, so 5mg is 50 units. half the barrel, feels like a lot but its right#reconstitution · 2026-04-25tarpit_tam10mg in 2ml is 5mg/ml. so 0.5mg is 0.1ml which is 10 units on a u100#reconstitution · 2026-04-25per_mg_petewhile im here 20mg in 2ml is 10mg/ml. 1mg is 10 units, 2mg is 20 units, easy#reconstitution · 2026-04-25bea_reconstitutesok so whats the smallest volume you would trust yourself to measure on a u100#reconstitution · 2026-04-25birch_bloods5mg in 2ml gives 2.5mg/ml, 0.25mg is 10 units. good for a starting dose#reconstitution · 2026-04-26pia_plateausif the maths gives you 13.7 units, change the volume. do not try to hit 13.7#reconstitution · 2026-04-26bo_bloodwork30mg in 3ml is 10mg/ml, so 5mg is 50 units. half the barrel, feels like a lot but its right#reconstitution · 2026-04-27nausea_window10mg in 1ml is 10mg/ml, so 2.5mg is 25 units. thats the one i use#reconstitution · 2026-04-28factory_direct_ficoming back to this 40 units of a 5 solution is a lot of volume and i check that one twice every single time#tirzepatide · 2026-04-29rotate_the_siteyep 10 units#reconstitution · 2026-04-29vial_ledger40 units of a 8 solution is a lot of volume and i check that one twice every single time#tirzepatide · 2026-04-30