I'm annoyed at another diabetic

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Dennis

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Hi Candi-girl,

Sharps bins are available on prescription from your doctor. Some surgeries also allow you to leave the full ones with them for the council to collect and incinerate. If your surgery doesn't offer this, then some local authorities will collect free of charge and some will collect but they charge for doing so. My own council (Waverley in Surrey) collects from my house and leaves me an empty sharps container and doesn't charge for this.
 
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Janabelle,

To answer your questions yes I have seen him do it. He asked me to pass the bin over so he could chuck the needles in there. When I asked him if it was the usual method he disposed of his needles he said 'yeah'. I informed him of the dangers of doing that and his reply was 'oh god I can't be ar$%d with that. So that to me is being irresponsible. Also sharps bins are used the world over in hospitals etc. etc. and they are there for a reason to avoid contamination and / or injury of another person. I think they make perfect sense, however what doesn't make sense is someone just throwing needles on the beach / bin etc. any old place not caring that someone gets stabbed by one and the psychological worry and possible implications of that person getting a virus or illness from that contamination. Even cutting the needles and throwing them away can cause harm - but why bother when people come to your door etc. to collect safely disposed needles etc.? It is just pure carelessness to throw needles any old place in my opinion. Also no I haven't heard of any awards either but have heard of people suffering psychologically and obtaining HIV etc. through dirty needles so that in itself stops me from wishing to obtain any potential 'award'!
 
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Think its terrible that guy showing no consideration for anyone ,with what he is doing.luckily for me l work in a care setting and have access to a sharps box when im there.At home l have my own sharps box which is supplied to me by my health centre ,once used l take it back to health centre and they dispose of it and give me a replacement.why can,t that guy get his health centre to supply one .
 
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I was annoyed the diabetic clinic nor GP didn't bother to tell me about sharps bins as I've been diabetic for about 13 years now but I remember reading about safe disposal and so placed the needles in a plastic bottle and handed it over to the chemist when it was full. Since I've found out, and obtained the sharps bin on prescription, I now use my sharps bin all the time and find it really handy. I think it's not a lot to ask, if people just have a little consideration for others just by disposing safely of used sharps. At least another diabetic on here has found a way of obtaining a sharps bin, also the majority of us here seem very responsible so that's positive news at least :wink:
 
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To anyone who is not aware of this, B&D have a needle cutter - available on script or at a fairly cheap price from any chemist. It collects the main part of the needle inside it. The remaining tip should be recovered with the two plastic covers (I'm talking pen needles here) and disposed of sensibly in a sharp bin or if unavailable in a hard plastic box well sealed as a minimum. Sharp bins are also often available on script or from the surgery or chemist.

The needle cutter lasts me about 2 years based on 2 needles a day...
 
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My doctor gave me a script for a sharps bin and when it was full I had to phone the councils refuse department, they gave me the number for Initial Medical Services who have the contract to collect sharps bins in my local area, they took my details and arranged to collect it. When the guy arrived he took the full bin and gave me two in its place, now when they are full I ring them direct, then on a predetermined day I leave them on the door step at night and by 8.00am the next morning I have two new ones. A great service which is FREE of charge :D :D
 
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Hi Sid,

My council works the same way as yours (except last time I put out 2 bins and they left me one!). Unfortunately we seem to be the lucky ones because a lot of councils seem to charge for the service.
 
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Hi all. that would make me cross as well...

There's no excuse for not having a sharps bin, I got two little ones ideal for handbag/work at Boots for £2.50 the two!! I keep one at work, one in my bag and when they are full I take them home and empty them into the big one my GP put on prescription for me, when its full the surgery takes it in and gives me a replacement.

Really any little jar would do

Chrissie :|
 
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ok, I have to reply. Until about 6 months ago, I wasn't even aware that sharps bins existed for non-hospital/medical people. No doctor in the UK had ever suggested such a thing. It was only once I came under the care of a French specialist who provided me with my now regular monthly prescription, that included needles and a sharps bin. This was 6 months ago.

Maybe this guy doesn't even know they are available?

(I haven't read the whole thread, couldn't be a***d, since these things tend to degenerate into one huge argument. I just wanted to maybe point out something in case no one else had thought about it).
 
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i'll be absolutely honest guys I have never used a sharps bin in 10 years of being a diabetic.
I bend my needles back into the lid so that they get locked, and cannot be opened / used by anybody. At the end of the day they will only hit a land fill and deteriorate after a set amount of time.
I recycle all my other stuff though.
 
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Hi Serial45.

Having been the victim of a needle stick injury because of a carelessly discarded needle I have to say I am horrified by your thought that it just ends up in landfill. :shock:
They do if not disposed of properly. I had months of stress and concerns that I could end up with some disease (HIV, Hepatitus etc) because of somebody's thoughtlessness. The needles are supposed to be incinerated not put into land fill sites.

That is why everybody should use a 'Sharp's Bin.' I would urge you to have a rethink - it may just save someone's life ?

Ken.

Have a look at the previous post about this subject.
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8462&start=15#p79343
 
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