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What injection setup do you use? (self.mtf)
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Just curious to know what other people use for their injection methods! I do subq and recently had to reduce my draw needle gauge to 21 since I kept coring vials accidentally.

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[-] WillStealYourUsername@piefed.blahaj.zone 10 points 1 day ago

I have a syringe with a needle you can't remove, so no separate drawing and injection needle. It's 29G insulin needle. Works very well for me actually.

Higher gauge is less hard on the rubber stopper, so that's part of why I use this syringe, it also is a minimal dead space syringe so not much is wasted per injection. I also find it more convenient to not change needle, but it has some minor drawbacks. If something happens to the needle the entire dose you drew is wasted f.ex, and of course when you inject it won't be as sharp because you used it on the rubber stopper.

I do subcutaneous injections into my thigh, alternating which one I inject into, but sometimes I kinda forget which side I'm at and just pick one at random :P

I use alcohol wipes on the vial first and then injection site. After injecting I wipe the vial again because I often see a drop at the top of the rubber stopper.

I have moomin bandaids in case I need them :3

[-] dandelion 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

but it has some minor drawbacks

I see what you did there 😁

EDIT:

when you inject it won’t be as sharp because you used it on the rubber stopper.

This is the main reason I swap needles for drawing vs injecting (as well as just the sanitation reasons - I like that the needle that goes in my body is sterile).

After injecting I wipe the vial again because I often see a drop at the top of the rubber stopper.

I do this too!! I always have wondered if it could cause any problems - but I just assume it's OK.

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