Let's Talk About Pins....

[Sperwer]

Sungshim, local Korean brand. I've seen BD sub-q pins, supplied directly by a doc. I suppose BD and perhaps some other western brand can be got, with a lot of effort and expense, and if I were a newbie that's probably what I'd be looking for; but I've gotten comfortable enough with the quality of most products here that I now live pretty much on the local economy (and not that great supermarket in the sky - the PX).

[BoneDaddy]

Thanks Infamy, I don't think I'd mind the extra 'wait time' it takes to plunge, it's the actual stick I guess? I figure once it's in, it's in so long as I'm not stirring it around! lol I've a feeling it's all going to be mental anyways.....at least I hope it is.

[Cobalt]

As for brand, I use either BD or Terumo. On balance ive found terumo slightly better as ive had a few blunt needles from BD.

STOP COPYING ME, lol.

BD is my first choice, but I have Terumo too.

Define "a while"

It will vary depending on the base oil and the temperature, but 2cc's would take a good 15-20 seconds into the quads.

It seemed to go faster into my tris or delts though.

[h2s]

As for brand, I use either BD or Terumo. On balance ive found terumo slightly better as ive had a few blunt needles from BD.

I agree, Terumo has never let me down, I had a couple experiences with BD where I felt I was jabbing, not piercing.