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Tandem t:slim X2 - the disposable bits!
Hi Folks,
I have just changed my second infusion set and cartridge on my own. [Down to less than 30 minutes now. :***:]
I wanted to ask you guys about all the rubbish that is left over from this process.
I have a 2.5 Litre Sharps Container that i used to put my insulin Pen needles and BG Testing strips in.
Now i am using a pump [yippee ] and i have been advised about what to do with my "waste".
I am not an eco warrior, but my 11 year old son makes me think about what i am doing.
What i have been told to put into my Sharps Container:
I am expecting a Dexcom G6 Starter Kit tomorrow (super excited again). Looking at the videos I am dreading having to chuck away that MASSIVE chunk of plastic that is used to apply the Sensor. I mean "COME ON DEXCOM !". Could they not come up with something smaller than that!
What are your thoughts guys?
Hi Folks,
I have just changed my second infusion set and cartridge on my own. [Down to less than 30 minutes now. :***:]
I wanted to ask you guys about all the rubbish that is left over from this process.
I have a 2.5 Litre Sharps Container that i used to put my insulin Pen needles and BG Testing strips in.
Now i am using a pump [yippee ] and i have been advised about what to do with my "waste".
I am not an eco warrior, but my 11 year old son makes me think about what i am doing.
What i have been told to put into my Sharps Container:
- The needle from the filling syringe - fair enough, its sharp
- The old cannula - fair enough, a tiny bit of it has been in my body
- The old filling tube - this is where i am not sure i agree:
Sure the clip-on bit at the end has a tiny tiny needle in it, but that bit can cut that off the tube.
The rest of the long tube just contains insulin, but we are talking about approx 12u, which is a very small amount of what is a relatively harmless drug. Can this not just go in the normal bin?
- The old insulin cartridge - again, i don't see why this needs to go in the Sharps container
Again, it may contain up to about 50u of insulin left over (although so far the most i have had left is 24u)
But it doesn't have anything sharp on it.
- The Infusion set insertion device - This is a pretty BIG bit of plastic with just a tiny needle in it
I have found that a simple pair of pliers and a small tug is all it needs to remove this little needle.
Literally seconds to achieve.
I pop the needle into the sharps, because after all it has been in my body for all of 10 seconds at the most.
The rest of the plastic i have been putting in the bin (even then i am not happy that i cannot recycle it)
I am expecting a Dexcom G6 Starter Kit tomorrow (super excited again). Looking at the videos I am dreading having to chuck away that MASSIVE chunk of plastic that is used to apply the Sensor. I mean "COME ON DEXCOM !". Could they not come up with something smaller than that!
What are your thoughts guys?