Subq vs im

[Vince]

Leg IM sucked for me, every other injection seemed to cause pain in area for days and sometimes a lump. Plus lots of bleeding(could be because I was prescribed 23g needles) . SubQ, zero blood(with 29g) (I use stomach area) if I feel any pain at all, I just move it over slightly. Now I don't dread the injection every 3.5 days.

Yeah the Easy Touch syringes are awesome, makes injecting so painless. I would hate to think about injecting with anything else.

 

[T-Dawg]

I get the Luer lock 1ml low dead space syringes. 21g needle to draw, easy peazy. Load it up, draw back a little, switch to whatever gauge needle you want to inject with, squeeze plunger until a drop comes out the needle, pin it. Needles aren't expensive and it's quicker to do it than tell it. You can get down to 31g Luer lock needles I believe.

I also use the BD Luer Lock syringe. I get the syringe with a 20g 1 inch needle to draw with and then I replace the needle with 27g 1/2 inch to inject in my outer quad twice a week. I use to inject with 27g
1.5 inch needle, but found I get the same results without having to use the longer needle.

 

[blackebob]

I also use the BD Luer Lock syringe. I get the syringe with a 20g 1 inch needle to draw with and then I replace the needle with 27g 1/2 inch to inject in my outer quad twice a week. I use to inject with 27g
1.5 inch needle, but found I get the same results without having to use the longer needle.

I just got told again this week that I need to be using a 1.5 inch needle instead of the .5 I am using. I have no idea which is the right way to do it. I mean its not like I get my labs done frequent enough that I can say, oh yeah that was working.

 

[Cjh4811]

Honestly I’ve done labs after using long and short needles for extended periods and the levels were what and what. Use whatever is easier.

 

[tezip]

I switched to subq with a 27g 1/2" from 25g 1" when I noticed the amount of T left in the dead space. Felt better on IM,more energy,better libido. I like the thinner needle but would like a longer needle. Cant find a low dead space 25g or a 1" insulin though.

 

[Cjh4811]

I just use easy touch 27g insulin syringes...tad slower fill but virtually no waste