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syringe units

Insulin syringe graduations and the U-100 convention.

55 topics 15 solved Synonyms: u100, insulin-units Group: Practice

Related in this group: reconstitution · bacteriostatic water · sterile water · concentration maths · dead volume · titration · dose reduction · missed dose · injection site rotation · needle gauge & length · subcutaneous injection · storage

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Reading a syringe in poor light, and how to avoid needing to
Reading a syringe in poor light, and how to avoid needing to Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Practical question with the units stated, because I have seen…
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Reconstituting a multi-strength kit without mixing yourself up — what changed since
On the subject in the title: Reconstituting a multi-strength kit without mixing yourself up — what changed since Working notes rather than a conclusion. Practical question with the units stated, because I…
SADANFPAL+42 46 1k 7h
Fixed versus detachable needles: the trade-offs — does this still hold?
Fixed versus detachable needles: the trade-offs — does this still hold? I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. A question about technique rather than about…
CVFHKRZSUC+8 12 39k 15h
About the Reconstitution category
Diluent choice, volumes, resulting concentrations, worked examples, and the errors we see most often. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit is…
SLKNBNNLC+1 5 15k 16h
A calculator that gives a right answer to the wrong question
Posting this under the heading it deserves: A calculator that gives a right answer to the wrong question Everything below is what sits behind that. I would like to understand what this number means before I…
FABATPFVFF+32 36 1.9k 17h
Coming back to: Why I now write the concentration on the vial in marker
The question in the title: Why I now write the concentration on the vial in marker I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. Practical question with the units stated, because I have…
EBJTGCHNS+8 12 4.3k 1d
A 5 mg vial and a 0.25 mg dose: the arithmetic in full
A 5 mg vial and a 0.25 mg dose: the arithmetic in full Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Practical question with the units stated, because I have seen how…
LSREEFBKSS+124 141 16k 2d
0.3 mL versus 0.5 mL versus 1 mL barrels: resolution matters
0.3 mL versus 0.5 mL versus 1 mL barrels: resolution matters — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Practical question with the units stated, because I have seen how quickly…
KABVRCTAK+104 114 6k 6d
Why I now write the concentration on the vial in marker
Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Why I now write the concentration on the vial in marker Practical question with the units stated, because I have seen how quickly these go wrong…
CRAITHCAEF+1 5 30k 11d
Second pass at: The storage lookup and where its data comes from
On the subject in the title: Second pass at: The storage lookup and where its data comes from Working notes rather than a conclusion. A documentation question rather than an analytical one. I have a…
FMAJMAWTH+38 42 13k 19d
Coming back to: Swirling versus inverting versus leaving it alone
Swirling versus inverting versus leaving it alone Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Practical question with the units stated, because I have seen how quickly…
MMBRAMCDSB+20 24 16k 26d
Reading a syringe in poor light, and how to avoid needing to — what changed since
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Reading a syringe in poor light, and how to avoid needing to — what changed since Everything below is what sits behind that. I have read the maintained page on this…
FSCILDCDHA+3 7 27k 27d
[2026 update] A vial that will not fully dissolve: what to check and in what order
Posting this under the heading it deserves: A vial that will not fully dissolve: what to check and in what order Everything below is what sits behind that. Practical question with the units stated, because I…
HBASNKITNC+114 128 20k 1mo
About the Syringes & needles category
Insulin syringe graduations, dead volume, gauge and length selection, and reading units correctly. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit is recorded…
DOOBAFMICB 4 45k 1mo
Choosing a concentration on purpose rather than by accident
On the subject in the title: Choosing a concentration on purpose rather than by accident Working notes rather than a conclusion. Reporting something rather than asking about it, in case the pattern is useful…
NLLWCD 2 719 1mo
Why the titration planner refuses to produce a schedule below a floor
Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Why the titration planner refuses to produce a schedule below a floor I would like to understand what this number means before I repeat it…
TFSCFVCGNA+76 83 53k 2mo
Reading U-100 graduations, with a conversion table — what changed since
Reading U-100 graduations, with a conversion table — what changed since Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Practical question with the units stated, because I…
MBPOCO 2 10k 2mo
Reconstitution volumes that produce round numbers, tabulated
Reconstitution volumes that produce round numbers, tabulated — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Practical question with the units stated, because I have seen how quickly…
LDTRNRMKB+103 112 1.7k 3mo
Validating a calculator against hand arithmetic
Validating a calculator against hand arithmetic Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Working through the identity arithmetic and I would like it checked.…
IGMABMKAP+17 21 12k 3mo
Foaming during reconstitution and whether it matters — the long version
Foaming during reconstitution and whether it matters — the long version — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Reporting something rather than asking about it, in case the…
BFMDRMNGMM+100 117 6k 3mo
Converting between mg/mL and units per dose, both directions — the long version
Converting between mg/mL and units per dose, both directions — the long version Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Practical question with the units stated,…
COZAGFSKW+110 132 1.7k 3mo
Bug report: the reconstitution calculator and a rounding edge case
Bug report: the reconstitution calculator and a rounding edge case — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Working through the identity arithmetic and I would like it checked.…
PNCHROAHA+68 72 28k 4mo
Reading U-100 graduations, with a conversion table — one year on
Reading U-100 graduations, with a conversion table — one year on Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Practical question with the units stated, because I have…
AICDSBGHNN+3 7 662 4mo
Second pass at: Choosing a concentration on purpose rather than by accident
Second pass at: Choosing a concentration on purpose rather than by accident Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. A question about technique rather than about…
RCBNMDNNZ+49 54 6k 4mo
Follow-up: Bug report: the reconstitution calculator and a rounding edge case
On the subject in the title: Bug report: the reconstitution calculator and a rounding edge case Working notes rather than a conclusion. Working through the identity arithmetic and I would like it checked.…
MMLCFAWRM+58 63 24k 5mo
Dead volume across syringe and needle combinations
On the subject in the title: Dead volume across syringe and needle combinations Working notes rather than a conclusion. Practical question with the units stated, because I have seen how quickly these go wrong…
ECCOFWWNJF+72 80 28k 5mo
About the Calculators category
Reconstitution, dose equivalence, titration planning, mass-error checking and storage lookup. This post is a community wiki: any member at trust level 3 or above can edit it, and every edit is recorded with…
KMNMDCNAS+2 7 733 5mo
Coming back to: Reconstitution volumes that produce round numbers, tabulated
On the subject in the title: Reconstitution volumes that produce round numbers, tabulated Working notes rather than a conclusion. Practical question with the units stated, because I have seen how quickly…
CDMNC 2 24k 6mo
Why "add 2 mL" is not an instruction
The question in the title: Why "add 2 mL" is not an instruction I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. A question about technique rather than about dose. I have been doing the…
MLBAIKKN+23 27 3.5k 6mo
Coming back to: Over-dilution: when your dose falls below one readable graduation
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MLFAPICOTW+90 97 1.1k 7mo