? Can anyone recommend a syringe magnifier?

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I used this magnifying headset. I don't use the lights on the headset. I held the bottle and syringe in one hand, with a light source behind, so the syringe was between my eyes and the light source, and my second hand was holding the caliper. If only I'd had a third hand to manipulate the plunger! I wondered about making a clip-on screw device to finely adjust the plunger, but decided against it. No need anymore.
 
I'm at the itty bitty dosing stage now with Sparkle and I am doing two things to try to get the dosing. One, I find that if I look at the side of the syringe so I am looking at the zero line and the top of the syringe plunger (the black part), I feel like I can see better than trying to see between the lines. The other way I am doing, is taking the new syringe and drawing up some insulin, paying attention to where I drew. Then I squeeze it out in droplets and count them. I do this several times till I feel confident in what I am drawing on that syringe to get the drops I want. It isn't a perfect way, but with the possibility that each syringe may vary with its markings I'm getting a good feel for what to draw for drops. Yes, it's wasted insulin, but I have plenty and wasting a few drops to practice what I am doing right before I do the real shoot, works for me.
I never thought about magnifying. The right light with a loop like I use for IDing marks on jewelry might be another way to "see" what I am drawing up.
I wasn't able to get comfortable with the caliper, but I know it works well for other people.
Best to you!
Pepper
 
Sparkle said:
I'm at the itty bitty dosing stage now with Sparkle and I am doing two things to try to get the dosing. One, I find that if I look at the side of the syringe so I am looking at the zero line and the top of the syringe plunger (the black part), I feel like I can see better than trying to see between the lines. The other way I am doing, is taking the new syringe and drawing up some insulin, paying attention to where I drew. Then I squeeze it out in droplets and count them. I do this several times till I feel confident in what I am drawing on that syringe to get the drops I want. It isn't a perfect way, but with the possibility that each syringe may vary with its markings I'm getting a good feel for what to draw for drops. Yes, it's wasted insulin, but I have plenty and wasting a few drops to practice what I am doing right before I do the real shoot, works for me.
I never thought about magnifying. The right light with a loop like I use for IDing marks on jewelry might be another way to "see" what I am drawing up.
I wasn't able to get comfortable with the caliper, but I know it works well for other people.
Best to you!
Pepper
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I would never be able to use the calipers. And you are right about the inconsistency of the markings on the syringes. Have not tried the "drops" method yet.
 
I just made up the drops method. I'm always trying to solve things my own way. The method might not be "approved" by other people here. I love the magnifying idea and will try that at Sparkle's next shot.
 
Sparkle said:
I just made up the drops method. I'm always trying to solve things my own way. The method might not be "approved" by other people here. I love the magnifying idea and will try that at Sparkle's next shot.
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Even if it is your method, it could work. When looking at the pictorial guide for fine doses, it does who a fat drop as .1 so it would make sense that 2 fat drops would be .2 units.
 
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