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by wormius 337 days ago
Yeah, both Ozempic and Trulicity have automated systems like this, just press a button and pop. Is there even a way to hit a vein? The needle is not very deep (it's subcutaneous, just barely under the skin). And it's the stomach, which AFAIK, doesn't have a lot of exposed veins?

Either way super simple and quick. Fairly painless. I had a weird rash one time, but apart from that a total of about 15 injections haven't had any issues on either Ozempic or Trulicity in terms of injections. Others may have difficulties, but it's been super easy IMO.
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sroussey 337 days ago
You can get these drugs with a vial and needles and it’s cheaper that way. Not familiar with the autoinjectors, but the instructions when using a vial and insulin needles is definitely to pull back.

Peptides don’t have the same negatives as say insulin, but preferable to not have them in your bloodstream nonetheless.

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dmurray 337 days ago
> And it's the stomach, which AFAIK, doesn't have a lot of exposed veins

And it's mostly for people who have plenty of stomach fat, so even less chance of hitting something else.

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