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Technique, needle selection, site rotation, injection discomfort, and what to do about a missed or partial dose.

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Topic	Participants	Replies	Views	Activity
Pinch or no pinch, and how needle length changes the answer injection site reaction aseptic technique needle gauge & length missed dose Pinch or no pinch, and how needle length changes the answer Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. A question about pinch that I think has a definite answer, unlike…	+118	126	11k	9mo
A partial dose because the pen emptied mid-injection subcutaneous injection needle gauge & length injection site rotation missed dose Solved A partial dose because the pen emptied mid-injection Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. A methods question rather than a substantive one, about partial dose…	+108	120	1.5k	7mo
A site rotation scheme that is easy enough to actually follow needle gauge & length missed dose injection site rotation aseptic technique On the subject in the title: A site rotation scheme that is easy enough to actually follow Working notes rather than a conclusion. Two things I would like separated before anyone answers on site rotation…	+112	125	5.8k	21h
Injecting into an area that has become firm: why not to subcutaneous injection injection site rotation injection site reaction aseptic technique Solved Injecting into an area that has become firm: why not to Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Asking about the failure mode rather than the procedure, because the…	+82	92	26k	1mo
Rotating between abdomen, thigh and upper arm: absorption differences — one year on injection site reaction needle gauge & length aseptic technique injection site rotation Rotating between abdomen, thigh and upper arm: absorption differences — one year on — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Asking about Rotating between abdomen directly,…	+82	102	24k	just now
Angle of injection and whether 90 degrees is always right aseptic technique missed dose injection site reaction On the subject in the title: Angle of injection and whether 90 degrees is always right Working notes rather than a conclusion. Something about angle of injection does not reconcile and I would like a second…	+105	116	5.4k	4mo
Injection discomfort: needle gauge, volume, temperature, technique subcutaneous injection injection site reaction needle gauge & length aseptic technique Injection discomfort: needle gauge, volume, temperature, technique — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Injection discomfort: setting out the arithmetic in full, because I…	+66	71	14k	2mo
Follow-up: A site rotation scheme that is easy enough to actually follow subcutaneous injection injection site reaction injection site rotation aseptic technique A site rotation scheme that is easy enough to actually follow Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. A follow-up question about site rotation scheme that I did not…	+81	89	3.8k	22mo
Pinch or no pinch, and how needle length changes the answer — the long version injection site rotation injection site reaction missed dose aseptic technique On the subject in the title: Pinch or no pinch, and how needle length changes the answer — the long version Working notes rather than a conclusion. A narrow question about Pinch, deliberately narrow, because…	+75	79	1.5k	1mo
Pinch or no pinch, and how needle length changes the answer — what changed since missed dose aseptic technique injection site rotation Solved Posting this under the heading it deserves: Pinch or no pinch, and how needle length changes the answer — what changed since Everything below is what sits behind that. What changes if the standard account of…	+58	62	16k	1d
Revisiting: Drawing up with one needle and injecting with another subcutaneous injection injection site reaction needle gauge & length missed dose Revisiting: Drawing up with one needle and injecting with another Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. A practical question that I suspect has a boring answer,…	+76	83	1.1k	4mo
Completing a dose with a second syringe, and the dead-volume arithmetic aseptic technique subcutaneous injection missed dose needle gauge & length Wiki Posting this under the heading it deserves: Completing a dose with a second syringe, and the dead-volume arithmetic Everything below is what sits behind that. I have read the maintained page on this and I…	+65	76	7.4k	1d
Angle of injection and whether 90 degrees is always right — the long version injection site reaction needle gauge & length injection site rotation missed dose Pinned Angle of injection and whether 90 degrees is always right — the long version Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. A narrow question about Angle of injection,…	+50	55	15k	2d
Revisiting: Completing a dose with a second syringe, and the dead-volume arithmetic subcutaneous injection aseptic technique needle gauge & length injection site reaction Closed Revisiting: Completing a dose with a second syringe, and the dead-volume arithmetic Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I have read the maintained page on this…	+16	20	56k	12mo
Bleeding at the injection site: normal, and what to do about it injection site reaction aseptic technique subcutaneous injection injection site rotation Solved Bleeding at the injection site: normal, and what to do about it — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Something changed and I would like to know whether it should have. Same…		3	59k	8mo
Air bubbles in a subcutaneous injection: the honest risk assessment — does this still hold? injection site rotation missed dose aseptic technique subcutaneous injection Wiki Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Air bubbles in a subcutaneous injection: the honest risk assessment — does this still hold? An honest uncertainty about Air bubbles rather than a…	+21	30	20k	4mo
Cold solution and stinging: the simplest fix injection site rotation subcutaneous injection missed dose Posting this under the heading it deserves: Cold solution and stinging: the simplest fix Everything below is what sits behind that. An honest uncertainty about cold solution and stinging rather than a…	+35	39	8.2k	30d
Injecting into an area that has become firm: why not to — does this still hold? injection site rotation aseptic technique missed dose subcutaneous injection Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Injecting into an area that has become firm: why not to — does this still hold? Something changed and I would like to know whether it should have.…		2	49k	9mo
"Should I double up?" — answered once, at length, calmly subcutaneous injection missed dose injection site reaction "Should I double up?" — answered once, at length, calmly — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. A practical question that I suspect has a boring answer, which is why I could not…	+24	28	13k	9mo
Bleeding at the injection site: normal, and what to do about it — does this still hold? injection site rotation aseptic technique subcutaneous injection needle gauge & length Bleeding at the injection site: normal, and what to do about it — does this still hold? — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Something changed and I would…	+20	24	16k	15mo
Second pass at: Leak-back after withdrawal and whether you lost a meaningful dose subcutaneous injection needle gauge & length missed dose Second pass at: Leak-back after withdrawal and whether you lost a meaningful dose — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. I have read the maintained page on this and I still have…	+18	22	2k	25d
Follow-up: A partial dose because the pen emptied mid-injection injection site reaction subcutaneous injection injection site rotation aseptic technique Posting this under the heading it deserves: A partial dose because the pen emptied mid-injection Everything below is what sits behind that. A follow-up question about partial dose because the pen that I did…	+10	14	10k	23mo
A genuinely late dose: what the labelling says and what people do injection site rotation missed dose needle gauge & length injection site reaction On the subject in the title: A genuinely late dose: what the labelling says and what people do Working notes rather than a conclusion. A methods question rather than a substantive one, about genuinely late…		2	18k	5mo
A genuinely late dose: what the labelling says and what people do — what changed since subcutaneous injection missed dose needle gauge & length injection site rotation Solved A genuinely late dose: what the labelling says and what people do — what changed since — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. I have read the maintained page on this and I still…	+9	13	474	6mo
A site rotation scheme that is easy enough to actually follow — a second dataset subcutaneous injection needle gauge & length injection site rotation missed dose A site rotation scheme that is easy enough to actually follow — a second dataset Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Two things I would like separated before…	+6	10	1.2k	7h
Air bubbles in a subcutaneous injection: the honest risk assessment subcutaneous injection injection site reaction injection site rotation Air bubbles in a subcutaneous injection: the honest risk assessment Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. An honest uncertainty about air bubbles rather than a…	+1	5	12k	21mo
About the Administration category subcutaneous injection injection site rotation needle gauge & length Pinned Wiki Closed Technique, needle selection, site rotation, injection discomfort, and what to do about a missed or partial dose. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit…	+5	9	3.1k	12mo
[2026 update] Cold solution and stinging: the simplest fix subcutaneous injection needle gauge & length aseptic technique injection site reaction Cold solution and stinging: the simplest fix — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. A follow-up question about Cold solution and stinging that I did not know to ask the first…	+6	10	496	11mo
Follow-up: "Should I double up?" — answered once, at length, calmly needle gauge & length aseptic technique injection site rotation subcutaneous injection On the subject in the title: "Should I double up?" — answered once, at length, calmly Working notes rather than a conclusion. A practical question that I suspect has a boring answer, which is why I could not…		2	9.7k	5mo
Drawing up with one needle and injecting with another injection site rotation missed dose aseptic technique subcutaneous injection On the subject in the title: Drawing up with one needle and injecting with another Working notes rather than a conclusion. A question about technique rather than about dose. I have been doing the same thing…	+1	5	6.9k	1d

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