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.

  • dandelion (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    5 days 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.