Riddler
Member
Like most folks on Lantus, I have been using the smallest U-100 syringe, which is the 3/10 mL (30 unit) size with half unit markings. Brutus started his treatment at 2.0 units. He's now down to .5, and likely to earn further reductions soon.
Is there a device that people use, other than the 3/10 mL syringes, to accurately administer doses less than .5? When you look closely at the very end of the 3/10 mL syringes, it is rather obvious that accuracy is impossible to achieve with doses much below 1.0 units. There is always some air in the cone shaped void where the needle attaches, which cannot be expelled no matter what. That air plus minor deviations in how each syringe is manufactured virtually guaranty that accurate dosage measurements under .5 cannot be achieved whether one employs magnifying glasses, calipers, rulers, or the like.
Is there some other device that can withdraw and accurately measure sub-.5 unit doses, yet also be used to administer it to the animal?
Is there a device that people use, other than the 3/10 mL syringes, to accurately administer doses less than .5? When you look closely at the very end of the 3/10 mL syringes, it is rather obvious that accuracy is impossible to achieve with doses much below 1.0 units. There is always some air in the cone shaped void where the needle attaches, which cannot be expelled no matter what. That air plus minor deviations in how each syringe is manufactured virtually guaranty that accurate dosage measurements under .5 cannot be achieved whether one employs magnifying glasses, calipers, rulers, or the like.
Is there some other device that can withdraw and accurately measure sub-.5 unit doses, yet also be used to administer it to the animal?