What's your Favorite Sub Q Syringe ?
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What's your favorite sub-Q syringe brand? and why?
What length needle do you use the most?
Where did you find the best price for them?Lots of information about pens and pens needles on here, I have several I bought from here, I still find myself using a ton of insulin syringes, as anytime I start something new I use individual syringes for the first bottle before getting it in a dedicated pen.
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Initially, I liked EZ touch, but then the last case I ordered the needles were awful, majority dull, came from diabetic warehouse. Since then I've tried Comfort EZ and SureComfort, 30g 8mm. Barrel sliding not as smooth as EZ but they are workable. Needles are sharp. I was using 31g but bent so many needles that I switched to 30g. Between the 2, I think they are pretty close, but Comfort EZ wins for me. Better pricing than EZ touch as well at ADW Diabetic. Case of .5ml for $50 and case of 1ml for $57. Plus they send 10 - 14% discount codes to me quite often, so that helps
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31g EZ touch from Amazon. They're good for 5 years so I stocked up and you should too, I've got a hunch that they too are going to start disappearing.
Sure, there will be places to procure them online, but not at the current prices.
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Initially, I liked EZ touch, but then the last case I ordered the needles were awful, majority dull, came from diabetic warehouse. Since then I've tried Comfort EZ and SureComfort, 30g 8mm. Barrel sliding not as smooth as EZ but they are workable. Needles are sharp. I was using 31g but bent so many needles that I switched to 30g. Between the 2, I think they are pretty close, but Comfort EZ wins for me. Better pricing than EZ touch as well at ADW Diabetic. Case of .5ml for $50 and case of 1ml for $57. Plus they send 10 - 14% discount codes to me quite often, so that helps
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@afkar7 Yes, here’s.5 and 1
https://www.adwdiabetes.com/product/7327/clever-choice-comfort-ez
https://www.adwdiabetes.com/product/7325/clever-choice-comfort-ez
“Currently in a committed relationship with my plateau. Waiting for my receptor reset to file for divorce”
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@WisGal64 said in What's your Favorite Sub Q Syringe ?:
@afkar7 Yes, here’s.5 and 1
https://www.adwdiabetes.com/product/7327/clever-choice-comfort-ez
https://www.adwdiabetes.com/product/7325/clever-choice-comfort-ez
Thanks, for that price it's worth checking out.
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Anything that’s polished and silicone lubricated. The ones that drag and pull the skin on the way out are what I end up with bruises on. I liked EZ Touch until they went to crapolla post covid. I liked BD Ultra Fine but they stopped shipping to my state. My fallback is 31g 8mm UltiCare VetRx.
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Looks like we all agree on the 5/16 or 8mm, 30-31 gauge.
I'm a big fan of the .3cc.
Huge price jump for the Clever Choice Comfort EZ in that size. -
Gluco-care 33g+ from Amazon, although these days I've gotten so used to needles that pm anything 30g+ seem to do the trick. Even the cheap aliexpress ones.
Depending on injection site, prefer 4mm if using a syringe and 4-6mm if using a pen.
Pens seem to leak more after removing from skin tho so sticking to syringes looks like the way to go -
Since switching to a pen, I don't want to use the disposable needles. The needle tips are so much better, in my opinion.
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Gluco-care 33g+ from Amazon, although these days I've gotten so used to needles that pm anything 30g+ seem to do the trick. Even the cheap aliexpress ones.
Depending on injection site, prefer 4mm if using a syringe and 4-6mm if using a pen.
Pens seem to leak more after removing from skin tho so sticking to syringes looks like the way to go@Foodstampede said in What's your Favorite Sub Q Syringe ?:
Gluco-care 33g+ from Amazon, although these days I've gotten so used to needles that pm anything 30g+ seem to do the trick. Even the cheap aliexpress ones.
Depending on injection site, prefer 4mm if using a syringe and 4-6mm if using a pen.
Pens seem to leak more after removing from skin tho so sticking to syringes looks like the way to goLike this?
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What is the philosophy/consensus around syringes lengths, and when to use shorter vs longer needle? Would you choose a different length depending on the amount of units you are injecting, say a small 15 units, vs a larger 35-40 units?
I recently picked up some 4mm needles and have been enjoying them, but did get a large bruise in the lower stomach after one injection of MOTS-C, 20 units if I recall.
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@Foodstampede said in What's your Favorite Sub Q Syringe ?:
Gluco-care 33g+ from Amazon, although these days I've gotten so used to needles that pm anything 30g+ seem to do the trick. Even the cheap aliexpress ones.
Depending on injection site, prefer 4mm if using a syringe and 4-6mm if using a pen.
Pens seem to leak more after removing from skin tho so sticking to syringes looks like the way to goLike this?
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@afkar7 Yes, often even more than that. Drives me crazy.
@Foodstampede said in What's your Favorite Sub Q Syringe ?:
@afkar7 Yes, often even more than that. Drives me crazy.
Agreed. I asked because I thought I was doing something wrong. I do love the autopens though.
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I did just see the needleless injections tho online. Idk how good they are tho. Has anyone tried them out?
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I had that needless injector years ago. It is a pain. You have to buy special cartridges and loading needles. It gets expensive quick. It basically shot the stuff sub-Q through force. I used it for MT2 back in the day. Used it for about 2 weeks than threw everything a way
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Hello ! I'm an old lady (70) trying to get rat in shape. A complete newbie at this and have to learn DIY; never reconstituted a thing in my life; be kind to me. Avoiding pens and other automatics for now bc I don't know anything about them. Sent 29G Sure Comfort w/NAD+ which seems too small, IDK. Have the 31G EZ Touch sent w/Tirzep and they're great, but am going to try Clever Choice 30 because of price. Wish me well and TY all for the great info & to PC for this wonderful site!!!
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