Acceptable Air Bubble?

[Strengthandlibido]

No matter how I try, I am always left with a tiny air bubble. I ever so slightly overfill beyond my intended dose to make up for it. Should I be aiming to have zero air bubble in the syringe? I've included a pic of the air bubble in my 10mg daily shot.

 

[HealthMan]

No matter how I try, I am always left with a tiny air bubble. I ever so slightly overfill beyond my intended dose to make up for it. Should I be aiming to have zero air bubble in the syringe? I've included a pic of the air bubble in my 10mg daily shot.

Dont bother. Thats normal specially with an insulin syringe.

 

[Systemlord]

No matter how I try, I am always left with a tiny air bubble.

Forget about the air bubbles. The air bubbles look bigger because of the hourglass effect through the sryinge body, the bubbles are actually much smaller.

 

[S1W]

Doesn’t matter at all. I’ve been injecting little bubbles like that subq almost every day for over 4 years.

 

[Vince]

I do try to remove the bubbles. Usually I can't get all of them and just inject them. I've never had any issues.

 

[madman]

No matter how I try, I am always left with a tiny air bubble. I ever so slightly overfill beyond my intended dose to make up for it. Should I be aiming to have zero air bubble in the syringe? I've included a pic of the air bubble in my 10mg daily shot.

As others have stated I would not fret.

We are injecting sub-q (adipose) or IM (muscle).

If it bothers you then there is an easy fix.

Pull back the plunger more (extra 5 units) when drawing your dose.

Leaving the needle in the vial (held upside down) then with both hands tilt the syringe/vial side to side which will cause the bubble to settle in the middle just below the opening then push on the plunger forcing the bubble and extra 5 units of oily solution back into the vial.

 

[Gladiator]

I put an air bubble equivalent to 0.05ml in the syringe before I inject. It hasnnnnnt hurrrttttt meeeeee yettttttt

 

[Gladiator]

A lot of people inject air every time. When using barrels with detachable needles it helps push the oil from the dead spot. It’s called the air lock technique. Have a bubble at the plunger to push all the oil out.
Normally 0.05ml / cc of air is used.

 

[GreenMachineX]

Great thread. This is a question I ask myself daily and fight with the bubble every day.

 

[Willyt]

No matter how I try, I am always left with a tiny air bubble. I ever so slightly overfill beyond my intended dose to make up for it. Should I be aiming to have zero air bubble in the syringe? I've included a pic of the air bubble in my 10mg daily shot.

What brand insulin needle are you using?

 

[Strengthandlibido]

What brand insulin needle are you using?

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