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Insulin unit maths
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septum_salone unit is 0.01ml#reconstitution · 2026-05-29sedge_sourcesone unit is 0.01ml. 100 units is 1ml. everything else in this channel follows from that#reconstitution · 2026-05-29deadspaceif the maths gives you 13.7 units, change the volume. do not try to hit 13.7#reconstitution · 2026-05-29non_scale_win5mg in 2ml gives 2.5mg/ml, 0.25mg is 10 units. good for a starting dose#reconstitution · 2026-05-29rotterdam_recon30mg in 3ml is 10mg/ml, so 5mg is 50 units. half the barrel, feels like a lot but its right#reconstitution · 2026-06-01bac_water_bill10mg in 2ml is 5mg/ml. so 0.5mg is 0.1ml which is 10 units on a u100#reconstitution · 2026-06-01bac_water_billif the maths gives you 13.7 units, change the volume. do not try to hit 13.7#reconstitution · 2026-06-01karl_fischer40 units of a 8 solution is a lot of volume and i check that one twice every single time#tirzepatide · 2026-06-03apnoea_down_twowhats the smallest volume you would trust yourself to measure on a u100#reconstitution · 2026-06-05lyophile_liva 3ml syringe for the diluent and a u100 for the dose is the setup most people here end up with, still working it out#reconstitution · 2026-06-05lyophile_livone unit is 0.01ml#reconstitution · 2026-06-05truncation_trudead space in a standard insulin syringe hub is small but it is not nothing over a month#reconstitution · 2026-06-05nausea_windowdead space in a standard insulin syringe hub is small but it is not nothing over a month#reconstitution · 2026-06-06nausea_windowyep 10 units#reconstitution · 2026-06-06mg_per_mlyep 10 units#reconstitution · 2026-06-09elm_escalateswhats the smallest volume you would trust yourself to measure on a u100#reconstitution · 2026-06-09eight_mm5mg in 2ml gives 2.5mg/ml, 0.25mg is 10 units. good for a starting dose#reconstitution · 2026-06-09cold_chain_cmdr30mg in 3ml is 10mg/ml, so 5mg is 50 units. half the barrel, feels like a lot but its right#reconstitution · 2026-06-09tail_factordo you use the insulin syringe for both drawing and injecting#injection-technique · 2026-06-10mg_per_mlone unit is 0.01ml#reconstitution · 2026-06-13area_percent5mg in 2ml gives 2.5mg/ml, 0.25mg is 10 units. good for a starting dose#reconstitution · 2026-06-13two_lifts_a_week10mg in 1ml is 10mg/ml, so 2.5mg is 25 units. thats the one i use#reconstitution · 2026-06-13area_percent20mg in 2ml is 10mg/ml. 1mg is 10 units, 2mg is 20 units, easy#reconstitution · 2026-06-13split_the_cost30mg in 3ml is 10mg/ml, so 5mg is 50 units. half the barrel, feels like a lot but its right#reconstitution · 2026-06-14bac_water_billif the maths gives you 13.7 units, change the volume. do not try to hit 13.7#reconstitution · 2026-06-14lot_number_loudo you use the insulin syringe for both drawing and injecting#injection-technique · 2026-06-15ari_arrivestook me a year to stop over-diluting. the measurement error at 4 units is worse than the convenience#reconstitution · 2026-06-16ari_arrives10mg in 2ml is 5mg/ml. so 0.5mg is 0.1ml which is 10 units on a u100#reconstitution · 2026-06-16vat_on_importdead space in a standard insulin syringe hub is small but it is not nothing over a month#reconstitution · 2026-06-16still_here_2024if the maths gives you 13.7 units, change the volume. do not try to hit 13.7#reconstitution · 2026-06-16ivy_injectsone unit is 0.01ml. 100 units is 1ml. everything else in this channel follows from that#reconstitution · 2026-06-16travel_cooler40 units of a 5 solution is a lot of volume and i check that one twice every single time#tirzepatide · 2026-06-18adelaide_assay20mg in 2ml is 10mg/ml. 1mg is 10 units, 2mg is 20 units, easy, thats one data point#reconstitution · 2026-06-18myrrh_measuresif the maths gives you 13.7 units, change the volume. do not try to hit 13.7 update from 22 months ago: switched to a single…#reconstitution · 2026-06-18sol_sendsyep 10 units#reconstitution · 2026-06-18lyophile_livtook me a year to stop over-diluting. the measurement error at 4 units is worse than the convenience, i could be wrong#reconstitution · 2026-06-20septum_salwhile im here a 3ml syringe for the diluent and a u100 for the dose is the setup most people here end up with#reconstitution · 2026-06-20gorse_gains10mg in 2ml is 5mg/ml. so 0.5mg is 0.1ml which is 10 units on a u100#reconstitution · 2026-06-21ari_arrivesdead space in a standard insulin syringe hub is small but it is not nothing over a month, i think#reconstitution · 2026-06-21meniscus_melone unit is 0.01ml#reconstitution · 2026-06-21birch_bloods5mg in 2ml gives 2.5mg/ml, 0.25mg is 10 units. good for a starting dose, from memory#reconstitution · 2026-06-21deadspaceyep 10 units#reconstitution · 2026-06-21still_here_2024do you use the insulin syringe for both drawing and injecting#injection-technique · 2026-06-21tga_notice40 units of a 2 solution is a lot of volume and i check that one twice every single time#tirzepatide · 2026-06-24pin29g5mg in 2ml gives 2.5mg/ml, 0.25mg is 10 units. good for a starting dose#reconstitution · 2026-06-25truncation_truif the maths gives you 13.7 units, change the volume. do not try to hit 13.7#reconstitution · 2026-06-25truncation_tru20mg in 2ml is 10mg/ml. 1mg is 10 units, 2mg is 20 units, easy#reconstitution · 2026-06-25ivy_injectsdead space in a standard insulin syringe hub is small but it is not nothing over a month, i could be wrong#reconstitution · 2026-06-25vale_vials20mg in 2ml is 10mg/ml. 1mg is 10 units, 2mg is 20 units, easy#reconstitution · 2026-06-26no_appetite_niawhats the smallest volume you would trust yourself to measure on a u100#reconstitution · 2026-06-27no_appetite_nia10mg in 2ml is 5mg/ml. so 0.5mg is 0.1ml which is 10 units on a u100#reconstitution · 2026-06-27hydrate_hanaif the maths gives you 13.7 units, change the volume. do not try to hit 13.7#reconstitution · 2026-06-29elm_escalatessorry to jump in 10mg in 1ml is 10mg/ml, so 2.5mg is 25 units. thats the one i use#reconstitution · 2026-06-29declared_value10mg in 2ml is 5mg/ml. so 0.5mg is 0.1ml which is 10 units on a u100#reconstitution · 2026-06-29declared_valuea 3ml syringe for the diluent and a u100 for the dose is the setup most people here end up with#reconstitution · 2026-06-29mg_per_ml20mg in 2ml is 10mg/ml. 1mg is 10 units, 2mg is 20 units, easy#reconstitution · 2026-06-29no_chargeback40 units of a 2 solution is a lot of volume and i check that one twice every single time, i have it written down somewhere#tirzepatide · 2026-06-30otto_swirlsif the maths gives you 13.7 units, change the volume. do not try to hit 13.7#reconstitution · 2026-06-30noct.titratetook me a year to stop over-diluting. the measurement error at 4 units is worse than the convenience#reconstitution · 2026-06-30dez_domainsok so dead space in a standard insulin syringe hub is small but it is not nothing over a month#reconstitution · 2026-06-30