See this video for tips on how to give yourself a weight loss subcutaneous (SQ) injection:

Video on how to get the last few drops out of the vial (useful for last shot of the month).

How To Administer a Subcutaneous (SQ) Injection

• Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and water for 15 seconds

Prepare your supplies:

• Take the vial out of the refrigerator.
• Gather an insulin syringe and alcohol swab.
• Have the sharps container nearby.
• Open an alcohol swab and clean the top of the vial

Where to inject:

• Open another alcohol swab and swab an area on your abdomen (belly) you plan to inject.
• Anywhere on the lower abdomen in the fat is fine, just stay more than two inches away from the belly button.
• Use a different injection area every week.

How to inject:

• Remove the caps from both ends of the syringe.
• Pull back the plunger to the dose that will be injected.
• Hold the vial upside down and insert the needle into the center of the vial.
• Push down on the plunger.
• Pull back to withdraw the medication to the desired dose.
• Turn the vial right side up and take out the needle slowly.

Inject the medicine:

• Locate the area that you cleaned earlier.
• Hold the syringe like a dart. Insert the needle quickly and perpendicular to the skin.
• Push down on the plunger and hold for 3 extra seconds.
• Take out the needle and put the syringe in the sharps container.
• To avoid needle sticks, do not recap the needle.

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