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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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[โ€“] BipedalPossum@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I actually draw with a 23g needle and inject IM with a 25g, both take a little patience but it cores the stopper less, and the 25g can be more comfortable going into my vastus lateralis, definitely takes time to push the medicine through it though.

[โ€“] NelDel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago

Good to know! I might drop to 23g if I keep coring