{"id":2579,"date":"2026-04-03T14:40:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T14:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/64.23.228.134\/?page_id=2579"},"modified":"2026-04-28T06:37:29","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T06:37:29","slug":"how-to-inject-your-glp-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/myvidamed.org\/en\/how-to-inject-your-glp-1\/","title":{"rendered":"How to inject your GLP-1"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2579\" class=\"elementor elementor-2579\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-373c070 faq-section care-guide-faq  e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"373c070\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd6c0e7 pages-list elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"bd6c0e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/care-guide-resources\" >UNDERSTANDING GLP-1 THERAPY<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\/<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/common-symptoms-side-effects\" >COMMON SYMPTOMS & SIDE EFFECTS<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\/<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/how-to-inject-your-glp-1\/\"class=\"active\">HOW TO INJECT YOUR GLP-1 SAFELY & EASILY<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\/<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/tracking-your-progress\/\">TRACKING YOUR PROGRESS<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\/<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/additional-resources\/\" >ADDITIONAL RESOURCES<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\/<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/when-to-contact-your-doctor\/\">WHEN TO CONTACT YOUR\nDOCTOR<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\/<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/en\/get-started-with-confidence\/\">GET STARTED WITH CONFIDENCE<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e78609 container-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e78609\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd57858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd57858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to Inject Your GLP-1 <span>Medication<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5948f7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5948f7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Injecting yourself may seem intimidating at first, but it&#8217;s easier than you think. Most people feel comfortable after<br \/>the first or second time. Here&#8217;s a step-by-step guide.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Important note:<\/strong> This medication comes in a vial and must be drawn with a syringe for injection.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-104bc31 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"104bc31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d625664 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d625664\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a724b00 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a724b00\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f7ee61 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f7ee61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c30201f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c30201f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/myvidamed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prepare.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2632\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9579b6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9579b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efc135f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"efc135f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 1: Prepare<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7413207 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7413207\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc5483 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebc5483\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wash your hands with soap and water<\/p><p><strong>Gather supplies<\/strong>: medication vial, syringe, needles, alcohol wipe, sharps container<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd9a079 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd9a079\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6089225 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6089225\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac3cf86 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac3cf86\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29aaa4d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"29aaa4d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19ff554 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19ff554\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/myvidamed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/choose-injection-site.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2760\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c0aaa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61c0aaa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-248e43c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"248e43c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 2: Choose\nInjection Site<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-673907a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"673907a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0c55d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0c55d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Abdomen (stomach):<\/b> at least 2 inches away from belly button<br\/>\n<b>Thigh (front):<\/b> upper or middle area<br\/>\n<b>Upper back of arm:<\/b> Only if someone else is injecting you\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f260c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f260c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRotate injection site each week to avoid irritation.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a11aa1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a11aa1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e107be1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e107be1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aed8dac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aed8dac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daea2ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"daea2ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64e7888 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"64e7888\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/myvidamed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/abodomen-area-illustration.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2779\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1123695 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1123695\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24cf5b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24cf5b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/myvidamed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/upper-back-arm-area-illustration.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2780\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbcafd4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dbcafd4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-caa1f80 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"caa1f80\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaa1edf e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eaa1edf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b56c154 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b56c154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/myvidamed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/clean-the-area.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2804\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8be0658 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8be0658\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ed096c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ed096c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 3: Clean\nthe Area<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a402be0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a402be0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cdc2ba3 small-dot-list white-dot-list elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"cdc2ba3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Clean the injection site with the alcohol wipe<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Let it air dry (10-15 seconds)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Don't blow on or touch the area after cleaning<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc3f7d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc3f7d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad4f880 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ad4f880\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f08b2fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f08b2fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbd4b2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cbd4b2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/myvidamed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/prepare-vial-and-syringe.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2805\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-977375d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"977375d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8503a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8503a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 4: Prepare the\nVial and Syringe<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cbcda6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5cbcda6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed4d810 small-dot-list white-dot-list elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"ed4d810\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Clean the vial cap with an alcohol wipe<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Check that the medication is clear (don't use if cloudy)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Remove the needle cap from the syringe<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Insert the needle into the vial<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Invert the vial and pull the plunger to fill the syringe with the correct dose<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Remove the needle from the vial and check for air bubbles<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"> If there are bubbles, gently tap the syringe and push the plunger to remove them<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bc86ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9bc86ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da5c73b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"da5c73b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2a742a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b2a742a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6984c2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e6984c2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/myvidamed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/inject.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2807\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f33b9a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f33b9a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b2203b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b2203b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 5: Inject<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0cf6f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e0cf6f5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1daab5 small-dot-list white-dot-list elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"e1daab5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Gently pinch the cleaned skin with one hand<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">With the other hand, insert the needle at a 90-degree angle (straight)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Press the plunger firmly to inject the medication<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Hold for 5-10 seconds (count out loud if it helps)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Release the skin and remove the needle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94866db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"94866db\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a80cd31 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a80cd31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1841421 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1841421\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2c52e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a2c52e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/myvidamed.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/dispose-safely.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2806\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a42f606 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a42f606\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87932f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"87932f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 6: Dispose\nSafely<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31e95d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31e95d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fc76ea small-dot-list white-dot-list elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"0fc76ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Place the used syringe immediately in your sharps container<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">NEVER recap the needle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">NEVER throw needles in regular trash<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">When container is full, follow local regulations for disposal<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af14a42 container-small e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"af14a42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54a76ba karla-font border-heading elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54a76ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Helpful Tips<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae7a9f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae7a9f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>Rotate sites:<\/b> Use a different area each week (right, left, upper, lower)<br\/>\n<b>Relax:<\/b> Tense muscles can make it hurt more<br\/>\n<b>Distract yourself:<\/b> Listen to music or count out loud while injecting<br\/>\n<b>Ask:<\/b> If you have questions, message us &#8211; we&#8217;re here to help\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-524316e container-small e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"524316e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cb9f61 karla-font border-heading elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cb9f61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">When Do Side Effects Improve?<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb8faf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fb8faf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYour injection is weekly. If you miss a dose:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e1a500 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e1a500\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<b>If LESS than 48 hours until your next dose:<\/b> Inject as soon as possible<br\/>\n<b>If MORE than 48 hours:<\/b> Skip the missed dose and continue your normal schedule<br\/>\n<b>NEVER<\/b> inject two doses at once to make up for it\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e310074 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e310074\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCall our team if you&#8217;re unsure what to do.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNDERSTANDING GLP-1 THERAPY \/ COMMON SYMPTOMS &#038; SIDE EFFECTS \/ HOW TO INJECT YOUR GLP-1 SAFELY &#038; EASILY \/ TRACKING [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2579","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myvidamed.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myvidamed.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myvidamed.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myvidamed.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myvidamed.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2579"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/myvidamed.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5063,"href":"https:\/\/myvidamed.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2579\/revisions\/5063"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myvidamed.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}