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c/reconstitution·submitted 3 months ago by u/rosa_mensah

[Discussion] the insulin syringe advice in here is 10 years out of date

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I have had 18 orders now and I keep a table, so here is the honest summary rather than a vibe. Material has been consistent. Communication has not. Shipping has varied by about 30 days on nominally the same lane, which matters more in summer than in February. The independent number came back 93.7% against a claimed…

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u/signe_grimaldi230 points·3 months ago

Cosigning. The concentration on the vial in marker is load-bearing.

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u/rosa_mensahOP-11 points·3 months ago

The practical rule people converge on is 28 days at fridge temperature after first puncture, and that comes from the preservative, not the peptide.

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u/rosa_mensahOP1 point·3 months ago

Cored the stopper on my 5th draw because I kept using the same entry point. Rotate the puncture site.

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u/rosa_mensah99 points·3 months ago

Cosigning.

Adding to this: mg/mL is doing more work than the comment implies.

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