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i dont have any experience with subcutaneous so grain of salt here, someone else can chime in if i say something wrong. i do intramuscular because its supposed to provide more even levels and also laziness because i dont feel like changing things atm.
i have two needle gauges, 18g to get the solution out of the vial, and 23g to inject. the length of the 18g doesnt really matter just needs to be long enough to get the liquid, and its more a convenience than necessity. its really slow getting the solution out of the vial with the 23g needle. then i switch to the 23g needle to inject, which right now the ones i have are 1.5 inches since im doing intramuscular in the thigh.
i think for subcutaneous you wouldnt need such a long needle since you basically just need to get under the skin, but a long needle would work if its all you have. the 23g for injecting subcutaneous would still be fine. theres some helpful documentation somewhere on how to actually do the injection but im not sure where. if they give you needles and tell you to do intramuscular you can just nod along and use what they give you for subcutaneous. its much cheaper and easier to buy your own needles and syringes online though. usually the pharmacy will give you not quite enough and overcharge.