Pen vs syringe in the office.
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@phiberopttic a loaded insulin prick will not leak unless the plunger is pushed.
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I used to do this. Get the longest plastic 1ml syringe case on Amazon. You might have to try a couple. And you might still have to drill a 1/4" hole in the needle end to make it fit your particular setup. The case will hold the plunger in place. Measure the total length to choose a cooler pack that is long enough to fit your extended syringe.
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Invest in the pen! Most people I know never look back. Lots of transport options to keep everything cool. You'll also be ready for the inevitable question of how to travel with your stuff. Plus great vids on here about how to fill a cartridge, etc. There might even be a 'shop' (see at top of page) which has a great selection!
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I invested in the $20 V2 pen and the travel pack in the shop here. Are the V2s popular? Any have a guess at the life span, assuming I'm using it 4x a week?
Thanks for all of the replies and feedback! Much appreciated.
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I have a bunch of pens I use daily, including V1’s, V2’s, and V3’s. I like the V2’s best but they are all about the same to me. The Gansulin is my favorite, and the Xulin pen is good.
No idea how long they last, but the QoL improvement and cost relative to syringes probably makes the break even less than a year and they will probably last much longer than that.
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@jackie I have 3 now and I love them. I still use the other ones for color coding and to see how they operate. (And things like KLOW and NAD+ are best injected slow, imo.)
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You really can't go wrong with your first. I'm embarrassed to admit I now have a dozen of them in various stages of use and only one has given me trouble. I must have viewed the Gansulin on here 50 times just haven't pulled the trigger. The 2 Xulins seem the most refined- by just a bit.
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I’ve read that pens last 18 months or 300 injections, whichever one comes first.
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I have a bunch of pens I use daily, including V1’s, V2’s, and V3’s. I like the V2’s best but they are all about the same to me. The Gansulin is my favorite, and the Xulin pen is good.
No idea how long they last, but the QoL improvement and cost relative to syringes probably makes the break even less than a year and they will probably last much longer than that.
@ResearchCat probably a dumb question but do you have to use a new needle every time?
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@ResearchCat probably a dumb question but do you have to use a new needle every time?
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Yep. I go through about a box a month. sometimes more.
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I’ve read that pens last 18 months or 300 injections, whichever one comes first.
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I’ve read that pens last 18 months or 300 injections, whichever one comes first.
@phiberopttic said in Pen vs syringe in the office.:
I’ve read that pens last 18 months or 300 injections, whichever one comes first.
How would an unused pen go bad?
And even a pen in use, I'd have to imagine would last for at least 5+ years (and thousands of injects) before the parts would start to break down
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Yep. I go through about a box a month. sometimes more.
@ResearchCat ok thanks. Is 31 gauge 3/16 inch 5mm a good size?
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Yeah, apologies for being long winded. Basically my question is does a syringe, filled with peptides, travel well? Or dont bother and invest in a pen?
@phiberopttic PENS!!
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Wow!! Impressive!! I feel completely inferior. The past two nights, I've loaded up cartridges, packed everything up in the super handy Peptide Critic travel pack; adding a spare syringe, but in case... then the next day, after I cant make the pen do anything, I used my spare syringe to pin the doses. Does anyone have a YouTube recommendation for how to inject with a pen?
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Wow!! Impressive!! I feel completely inferior. The past two nights, I've loaded up cartridges, packed everything up in the super handy Peptide Critic travel pack; adding a spare syringe, but in case... then the next day, after I cant make the pen do anything, I used my spare syringe to pin the doses. Does anyone have a YouTube recommendation for how to inject with a pen?
@phiberopttic From the OG.
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@ResearchCat probably a dumb question but do you have to use a new needle every time?
@ResearchCat probably a dumb question but do you have to use a new needle every time?
Its a bad idea. I know that. But when I am in a hurry in the morning to inject into my girlfriend's big brown beaver, I will go a few times. I have never had a problem.
BTW, the Novofine brand is by far the best and slips in easily even multiple times.. Must be the coating and/or the grind.
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