Air Bubble in Syringe After Pull

[toomanycats]

I searched but couldn't quite find what I was looking for.

I want to make sure I'm handling this correctly -- I pretty much always overdraw my dose so I can push some out, but I realized this morning that that doesn't always get rid of all the air & may have thrown off some of my doses. So, I hope I'm doing this right? I still overdrew, flicked the syringe to get the air bubble to the top, pushed to try to get some out, wound up having to pull a little more insulin back in, flick, and push/wiggle again til the air seemed to be gone.

Any trick to NOT pull an air bubble? It's really frustrating when you're measuring a tiny dose! IDK how you'd even handle it if you were trying to pull a tinier dose!

I'm pulling from a Lantus pen

 

[Bron and Sheba (GA)]

Try making sure you push the barrel of the syringe right in and hold it in before you withdraw the insulin.
I few tiny bubbles often happens. Ignore them.

 

[toomanycats]

Try making sure you push the barrel of the syringe right in and hold it in before you withdraw the insulin.
I few tiny bubbles often happens. Ignore them.

I definitely do that too - I pump it a couple times before pushing it all the way in, inserting, and pulling. I'm mostly worried about air bubbles messing up dosage

 

[Bron and Sheba (GA)]

I definitely do that too - I pump it a couple times before pushing it all the way in, inserting, and pulling. I'm mostly worried about air bubbles messing up dosage

If the bubbles are tiny it should be fine.
You aren’t shaking the insulin bottle are you?
I found trying to push out bubbles very frustrating and always tried to pull up the correct dose without having to make any adjustments.

 

[tiffmaxee]

I never was able to solve the bubble issue and stopped trying if there was a small bubble. I would draw up a little more than I needed and try get rid of the excess as I got rid of a drop of insulin but only if the bubble was bigger.

 

[toomanycats]

If the bubbles are tiny it should be fine.
You aren’t shaking the insulin bottle are you?
I found trying to push out bubbles very frustrating and always tried to pull up the correct dose without having to make any adjustments.

No I don't shake the pen (I'm pulling from a SolStar pen into a syringe) nor do I inject air into the pen.
I do flick the syringe after the pull to get the air to the top near the needle to wiggle it out.

 

[Bron and Sheba (GA)]

No I don't shake the pen (I'm pulling from a SolStar pen into a syringe) nor do I inject air into the pen.
I do flick the syringe after the pull to get the air to the top near the needle to wiggle it out.

I can’t think of anything else you can do. Hopefully others may have another solution. It’s frustrating I know.

 

[Bron and Sheba (GA)]

It’s great you have the SS up and running and the signal done. Thanks.
kerp asking questions. here is a useful link
http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/new-how-you-can-help-us-help-you.216696/

 

[Chris & China (GA)]

After flicking a few times, pull more air into the syringe and flick some more. A lot of times those little air bubbles will go up into the "new" air bubble and then you can remove all the excess air.

 

[Judy and Freckles]

After flicking a few times, pull more air into the syringe and flick some more. A lot of times those little air bubbles will go up into the "new" air bubble and then you can remove all the excess air.

I second Chris' suggestion. Works like a charm. l

 

[toomanycats]

After flicking a few times, pull more air into the syringe and flick some more. A lot of times those little air bubbles will go up into the "new" air bubble and then you can remove all the excess air.

Aaaahh! I will try this! thank you!!