Syringe Selection 1/2" vs 5/16"

[anaranchi]

Just wanted to share this info. Hopefully its helpful to others.
My wife was having some bruising form using 1cc 29G x1/2" when shooting Glow and Reta. So i switched over 1cc 30G x 5/16".
The new 1cc 30G x 5/16" seem to be causing less bruising on my wife's belly. Also the 1cc 30G x 5/16" seem to be cheaper. I was able to purchase the new syringes for about $11 for a pack of 100.

Photos comparing the two syringes below:

 

[FartfulCodger]

Thanks for sharing this. I accidentally ordered 1/2" instead of 5/16" and have grown to prefer that length for some reason. I feel like there's less bruising when I can penetrate deeper. But like you I prefer the higher gauges.

Can you share where you found your $11 deal? It's getting harder to get needles here in Florida. Costco won't sell without a prescription and Amazon won't ship the Easy Touch brand here.

 

[anaranchi]

Thanks for sharing this. I accidentally ordered 1/2" instead of 5/16" and have grown to prefer that length for some reason. I feel like there's less bruising when I can penetrate deeper. But like you I prefer the higher gauges.

Can you share where you found your $11 deal? It's getting harder to get needles here in Florida. Costco won't sell without a prescription and Amazon won't ship the Easy Touch brand here.

I ordered them from www.saveritemedical.com based out of FT Worth TX. You have to order over $100 to get free shipping.

 

[BNLFL]

Never heard of that brand. I only have BD and Easy Touch 31g 8mm in .05 and 1ml. Have you tried the 31g 5/16" syringe? We love them.

 

[homebrew]

Never heard of that brand. I only have BD and Easy Touch 31g 8mm in .05 and 1ml. Have you tried the 31g 5/16" syringe? We love them.

I like the EasyTouch 1/4" (6mm) 31g syringes. Only found one shop selling the shorter tips.

 

[homebrew]

I like the EasyTouch 1/4" (6mm) 31g syringes. Only found one shop selling the shorter tips.

DiaMedStore.com

 

[anaranchi]

Never heard of that brand. I only have BD and Easy Touch 31g 8mm in .05 and 1ml. Have you tried the 31g 5/16" syringe? We love them.

I have not tried the 31G's. I bought a 1000 of the 30G's. So im probably set for a very long time.
Heck! Ill probably have a AI robot servant injecting be before I run out of 30G syringes.

 

[CharlieBrown]

Just wanted to share this info. Hopefully its helpful to others.
My wife was having some bruising form using 1cc 29G x1/2" when shooting Glow and Reta. So i switched over 1cc 30G x 5/16".
The new 1cc 30G x 5/16" seem to be causing less bruising on my wife's belly. Also the 1cc 30G x 5/16" seem to be cheaper. I was able to purchase the new syringes for about $11 for a pack of 100.

Photos comparing the two syringes below:

I had very mild bruising when pinning GHK in the abdomen.
I switched to the upper glutes, 1 inch below the waistline and no issues at all.
Reta is fine in the abdomen.

I learned it from this video

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pAWczByUyg&t=404s

 

[bokonon]

Just wanted to share this info. Hopefully its helpful to others.
My wife was having some bruising form using 1cc 29G x1/2" when shooting Glow and Reta. So i switched over 1cc 30G x 5/16".
The new 1cc 30G x 5/16" seem to be causing less bruising on my wife's belly. Also the 1cc 30G x 5/16" seem to be cheaper. I was able to purchase the new syringes for about $11 for a pack of 100.

Photos comparing the two syringes below:

I am using 31G 1/4" i.e. 6mm. I would use even shorter syringes if were available. Typical insulin pen needle is 4mm. Unless you have some rare skin condition you can do subcutenous injection with needles longer than 2 mm.

 

[Vash]

I’ve used pretty much every gauge and length insulin syringe from Easy Touch. I can’t tell the difference. Never had any bruising.
I’ve settled on 30g x 1/2” for pinning peps.

 

[skeptick]

Just wanted to share this info. Hopefully its helpful to others.
My wife was having some bruising form using 1cc 29G x1/2" when shooting Glow and Reta. So i switched over 1cc 30G x 5/16".
The new 1cc 30G x 5/16" seem to be causing less bruising on my wife's belly. Also the 1cc 30G x 5/16" seem to be cheaper. I was able to purchase the new syringes for about $11 for a pack of 100.

Photos comparing the two syringes below:

Maybe consider trying a reusable injection pen. I think I've seen 34g pen needle and lengths 4-6mm. V1/V2 pens can be found real reasonable and the learning curve is doable and once you've done it, it's a piece of cake Most folks who try it don't go back to syringes. injection shop.com(forum sponser) is a good place to start as is Underground supply.

 

[BNLFL]

I like the EasyTouch 1/4" (6mm) 31g syringes. Only found one shop selling the shorter tips.

I never saw those when I ordered mine. I have 400 Easy Touch and BDs right now, so I'm good. I know @HereKittyKitty has some of the 6mm.

 

[homebrew]

I never saw those when I ordered mine. I have 400 Easy Touch and BDs right now, so I'm good. I know @HereKittyKitty has some of the 6mm.

 

[HereKittyKitty]

I like the 6mm. They seem to work better with my GLP than GHK-Cu.

 

[EAM9112]

I prefer 30g to 31g. The 31s are really flimsy and I have bent some when drawing from a vial.

 

[sheilarae74]

I been using a convi pen with both 8mm and 4mm needles for my GHK-cu. When I use the 4mm it burns no matter where I pin.

 

[Commander]

I been using a convi pen with both 8mm and 4mm needles for my GHK-cu. When I use the 4mm it burns no matter where I pin.

So is the 8 less burn than the 4?

 

[Estarossa19]

I never saw those when I ordered mine. I have 400 Easy Touch and BDs right now, so I'm good. I know @HereKittyKitty has some of the 6mm.

Which vendor did you go with for the BD's?

 

[BNLFL]

Which vendor did you go with for the BD's?

Underground Supply

 

[HereKittyKitty]

So is the 8 less burn than the 4?

I've heard the short needles are more burn for GHK-Cu. It's been true for me.

 

[sheilarae74]

So is the 8 less burn than the 4?

Yes. Maybe because it goes farther into the skin?

 

[sheilarae74]

I've heard the short needles are more burn for GHK-Cu. It's been true for me.

I think so. I have some 5mm also but I haven't tried those yet.

 

[CharlieBrown]

I'm a bit of a curious person..... I pinned GHK in the abs the last 3 days.
And no burn, no bruising or even a bruise like feeling like before.

I use a 5/16 30G insulin needle.

 

[HereKittyKitty]

I think so. I have some 5mm also but I haven't tried those yet.

I use 8mm on the regular. Tried 6mm with GHK-Cu. Even with a lot of bac in the recon, never again. Haven't tried them with the 1:1 Cu:Basic combo.

 

[petros600]

Never heard of that brand. I only have BD and Easy Touch 31g 8mm in .05 and 1ml. Have you tried the 31g 5/16" syringe? We love them.

Costco is also selling them for $11 for a box of 100

 

[BNLFL]

Costco is also selling them for $11 for a box of 100

Which ones? I should be good for about 4 years.

 

[petros600]

Costco in Ft Myers and Venice allows you to buy multiple boxes of 100’s

 

[BNLFL]

Costco in Ft Myers and Venice allows you to buy multiple boxes of 100’s

I'll keep that in mind for the future. I'm not a member, and we don't have one in the Pt Charlotte area.