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c/reconstitution·submitted 7 months ago by u/santiago_ndiaye

why does nobody talk about insulin syringe

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Right, the units question again, but with numbers this time. I have 17 data points over 12 weeks. The pattern is consistent enough that I do not think it is chance, and boring enough that nobody is going to screenshot it, which is usually a good sign. The thing I would flag for anyone new: the effect I am describing…

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u/alcohol_aversion0 points·7 months ago
IANAD and neither is anyone upvoting this
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u/declared_value_dv1 point·7 months ago·edited

Yeah, showing the arithmetic is the fastest way for someone to spot the error.

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u/ledger_modmod · vetting1 point·7 months ago·edited

20mg vial, 2mL water, concentration is 20/2 — write it on the vial afterwards

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u/santiago_ndiayeOP1 point·7 months ago

This is correct. 2mL versus 22mL is the common mistake.

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