? How do you draw your pzi?

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Misterbeesmom

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I didnt know about this method, pushing air into the vial intentionally. Anyone do this?


Hypurin, Caninsulin/Vetsulin, US PZIs, ProZinc and NPH
1) Move the plunger up and down several times in the syringe – this will make it move more smoothly and help you draw the dose more easily
2) Pull the plunger to slightly over the dose of insulin that you want to give
3) Turn the vial over gently several times to make sure that the insulin is well mixed
4) Turn the vial upright, put the syringe needle in and gently push the air in the syringe into the vial
5) Turn it upside down and draw a little more than the dose of insulin into the syringe, then push the excess gently back into the vial with the syringe still in place to arrive at the correct dose

For these insulins, “injecting” air into the vial will help reduce problems of air bubbles in the insulin you draw.

(Got this off diabetic cat international)
 
Misterbeesmom said:
I didnt know about this method, pushing air into the vial intentionally. Anyone do this?


Hypurin, Caninsulin/Vetsulin, US PZIs, ProZinc and NPH
1) Move the plunger up and down several times in the syringe – this will make it move more smoothly and help you draw the dose more easily
2) Pull the plunger to slightly over the dose of insulin that you want to give
3) Turn the vial over gently several times to make sure that the insulin is well mixed
4) Turn the vial upright, put the syringe needle in and gently push the air in the syringe into the vial
5) Turn it upside down and draw a little more than the dose of insulin into the syringe, then push the excess gently back into the vial with the syringe still in place to arrive at the correct dose

For these insulins, “injecting” air into the vial will help reduce problems of air bubbles in the insulin you draw.

(Got this off diabetic cat international)
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This is what I do.
 
Sue and Oliver (GA) said:
I pulled up the amount I was going to give, rolled it in my hands a few times to mix it up and warm it a little and then gave it.
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Not sure i understand you. However, if you're saying pushing air into the syringe, i thought that was a no-no. I remember being told not to do that with lantus because lubricant in syringe could get into the insulin (i never understood how that could be possible).
 
Misterbeesmom said:
I thought there was a problem with pushing into insulin - that lubricant in the syringe could contaminate it. I used to hear that when we were using lantus.
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I've read that too but I don't know what the definitive answer is. Also, the small Lantus "pen" vials don't need this because they're constructed in such a way that the insulin feeds into the syringe the way it would if it was in a pen. With a larger vial (like ProZinc) you're trying to pull insulin out against a partial vacuum and injecting air into the vial before drawing into a syringe helps to offset this.
 
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