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- Type of diabetes
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- Insulin
I mentioned in another thread that I'd had difficulty with my injection last night and another problem with a leaky pen this morning - so I abandoned that pen thinking the screw/seal end was faulty. Then this evening the needle wouldn't come off the new pen (when I put the cap over it to screw it back off) and I realised that all three problems were with a new box of 6mm needles I'd just opened.
I tried with a couple of new needles on the old pen and had the same sort of problems as the previous attempts - the pen either leaked around the seal or the needle wouldn't come off - something isn't quite fitting right. The needles are the same spec as I've had previously and the box is very similar graphically, but it's a different brand and the needles look slightly different in construction - enough that I could tell on sight which one was which.
I'm about to go away and had already packed all my supplies and meds and don't want to have to rely on this dubious box of needles as I don't want them to compromise my insulin pens - or me for that matter. I have a few of the old reliable ones, if I dredge all the places I squirrel away spares, but not enough.
The pharmacy that supplied them don't open on Saturdays as they're inside my medical practice, so I need to try and source something locally in the morning. Can pharmacies supply something like this without a prescription over the counter? I know the on-line place I buy extra strips sell them for about 9 quid a box, but I'll have to buy it from a pharmacy. Anyone done this before? I can take the other half of my repeat prescription to prove that I need them, but can't help thinking that I might have a battle on my hands.
I tried with a couple of new needles on the old pen and had the same sort of problems as the previous attempts - the pen either leaked around the seal or the needle wouldn't come off - something isn't quite fitting right. The needles are the same spec as I've had previously and the box is very similar graphically, but it's a different brand and the needles look slightly different in construction - enough that I could tell on sight which one was which.
I'm about to go away and had already packed all my supplies and meds and don't want to have to rely on this dubious box of needles as I don't want them to compromise my insulin pens - or me for that matter. I have a few of the old reliable ones, if I dredge all the places I squirrel away spares, but not enough.
The pharmacy that supplied them don't open on Saturdays as they're inside my medical practice, so I need to try and source something locally in the morning. Can pharmacies supply something like this without a prescription over the counter? I know the on-line place I buy extra strips sell them for about 9 quid a box, but I'll have to buy it from a pharmacy. Anyone done this before? I can take the other half of my repeat prescription to prove that I need them, but can't help thinking that I might have a battle on my hands.