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Thread: Why do you inject air into insulin vials???

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12-31-2006, 08:28 PM

Cyborg

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Quote:

Originally Posted by KickStart101

For 25 yrs., while putting air in the Insulin bottle/vial, I had a heck
of a time getting rid of the bubbles in the Insulin, I had drawn. Lots
of times, I finally gave up and squirted the Insulin out. A waste I
couldn't afford back then.

Were you keeping the vial of insulin upright so the injected air entered the air in the vial? If so, no bubbles...