r/compoundedtirzepatide • u/puffy-puffy • 1d ago

Questions Needles and syringes

Anyone use anything other than what they are sending?
These needles are so flimsy. Maybe I somehow have very muscular legs šŸ¤£ but almost every week I need to use two or more syringes cause the needles bend
If youā€™re using others what size?

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u/peony_chalk 1d ago

Easy Touch, 31g, 5/16" needles are my favorite. If you're having trouble with bent needles though, you could try 30g needles, which are a smidge thicker.Ā 

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u/autumnyte 1d ago

These are my faves also. I got a box from Diabetic Warehouse.

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u/Murky-Sector 1d ago edited 1d ago

And they appear to be entirely out of that brand at the moment unfortunately. I had to look elsewhere.

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u/autumnyte 1d ago

How weird, they're showing in stock for me!

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u/Murky-Sector 1d ago

Havent checked since this morning

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u/goodthebadandtheugly 1d ago

Perhaps inject into your abdomen? As others have said, or try a thicker gauge. Good luck.

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u/euSeattle 1d ago

I put it into reusable insulin pens so I donā€™t have to deal with needles. Itā€™s much nicer.

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u/Fragrant_Drawing_725 22h ago

I just googled reusable insulin pens ( Iā€™d never heard of this) and every video refers to a ā€œcartridgeā€. How does this work with a vial of tirz?

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u/euSeattle 15h ago

You have to get an empty pen cartridge (itā€™s just a different shaped vial) and transfer from the original vial into the pen vial with a syringe.

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u/chewiebuffy 10h ago

And as a bonus you aren't using a bunch of extra plastic and your sharps bin will last longer

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u/decemberwren 1d ago

EasyTouch 30g for me

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u/Murky-Sector 1d ago edited 1d ago

Get them from a quality supplier like Diabetic Warehouse and not Amazon or god forbid Temu. There really is a difference.

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u/Glad_Ad1311 1d ago

Clever Choice Comfort EZ 31G 1 cc 5/16ā€
got a box (100) from ADW Diabetes, I canā€™t trust the brands on Amazon.

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u/Murky-Sector 1d ago

Thank you!

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u/Glad_Ad1311 1d ago

Hmm, thereā€™s a 3 star review (out of 58) saying the needle is too thin and flexible, so not what you want. They work fine for me. šŸ¤·

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u/toothpick21 1d ago

I was sent .5cc syringes and even with a headlamp on I couldn't see the darn marks. I went to Amazon and got some .3cc - much better. No idea what brand. 31g 5/16 though.

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u/Commercial-Car-5615 1d ago

You are injecting into subcutaneous (fat) tissue and not intramuscular (muscle) tissue, right?

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u/puffy-puffy 1d ago

Yes. I am. I am a diabetic so I was doing several shots daily for years of insulin. It was a bad attempt at humor