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- Type of diabetes
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I do the same but put the needle into the sharps bin . The middle of the sensor can be pushed out with a biro and put in the sharps bin as it has the sensor that goes under the skin, then I put the body of the sensor in the batteryI disassemble the sensor, take the battery out (you can put in some watches or whatever ) and disassemble the applicator and throw the plastic into plastic container and the metal parts into the general waste... Maybe you could get some use of the spring inside also
I throw mine in the binHello all,
I am a new user of Free style libre 2 and can put sensors in sharps box but what do I do with the sensor applicator? It is too big to go in any sharps box I have had. Can I just throw it away? Any advice from more experienced users would be appreciated.
David
When I was diagnosed in 1986 that’s what I was given. Struggling being a newbie using this, which involved sterilising after each use (twice a day) I soon started buying packs of 10 disposable needles from my meagre wages (I did re-use them ).There is soo much plastic in the pharma industry I sometimes wonder whether going back to the 60's when my mum had insulin injections from a glass syringe w insulin drawn up from vial kept in the fridge wasn't more eco friendly