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<blockquote data-quote="clareb1970" data-source="post: 1215289" data-attributes="member: 168117"><p>When I read how many needles you go through in a month I nearly dropped my iPad! When I was a T1 diabetic (before my transplant) we were actively encouraged to make needles last, primarily due to the cost. I was more than happy with this as it meant not having to change a perfectly decent needle every time I needed insulin, but also I didn't need a sharps bin the size of a wheelie bin! In over 25 years of using my needles multiple times, I never had a single problem or any signs of infection. I often used them until they got blunt!!</p><p>My diabetic consultant was a professor, extremely knowledgeable AND a T1 himself and he always advised his patients to reuse their needles. Not a single diabetic at my hospital had any problems by reusing needles and I would say that there is no reliable evidence to suggest reusing has had a detrimental affect. Remember, there are plenty of diabetics in very poor areas across the globe who just wouldn't have the luxury of this amount of clean needles. We need to get real where NHS costs are concerned and save money on needless items so there is more money for the more serious problems.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="clareb1970, post: 1215289, member: 168117"] When I read how many needles you go through in a month I nearly dropped my iPad! When I was a T1 diabetic (before my transplant) we were actively encouraged to make needles last, primarily due to the cost. I was more than happy with this as it meant not having to change a perfectly decent needle every time I needed insulin, but also I didn't need a sharps bin the size of a wheelie bin! In over 25 years of using my needles multiple times, I never had a single problem or any signs of infection. I often used them until they got blunt!! My diabetic consultant was a professor, extremely knowledgeable AND a T1 himself and he always advised his patients to reuse their needles. Not a single diabetic at my hospital had any problems by reusing needles and I would say that there is no reliable evidence to suggest reusing has had a detrimental affect. Remember, there are plenty of diabetics in very poor areas across the globe who just wouldn't have the luxury of this amount of clean needles. We need to get real where NHS costs are concerned and save money on needless items so there is more money for the more serious problems. [/QUOTE]
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