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Insulin needles

Crimsonclient

Crimsonclient

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Location
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Type of diabetes
LADA
Treatment type
Insulin
Just got home from the diabetes clinic, and I am amazed about the lies I have been told by the gp surgery, I went to the doctors about the needles that I was forced to go on to instead of my preferred brand, most of the time the needles were bent and the hurt when they went in the skin and pulling them back out again, spoke to the doctor about this and got a phone call telling me I was injecting myself wrong so I needed to go in and be shown how to this this correctly. I knew I had this appointment so I left it, and speaking with my dsn at diabetes clinic I was told a lot of people are having problems with these needles. And they were being reviewed by the health board. And people were told if they couldn't get on with them they were to be switched back to original needles,


Type 2 diagnosed 24/01/2013.
NovoRapid, Lantus, Victoza, Metformin (sr), Simvistatin
 
More penny pinching. So, have they switched you back to your original needles ?
 
Just refresh my memory Crimsonclient, what are the needles you are currently using and having problems with?
 
Yeah mo they are faxing gp to tell them to change me back


Type 2 diagnosed 24/01/2013.
NovoRapid, Lantus, Victoza, Metformin (sr), Simvistatin
 
Crimsonclient said:
My life penfine
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Never used them but if your DSN is saying others are experiencing problems then your better switching back, I've only ever used BD needles and currently use the Microfine 4mm .
 
I am changing back yo novo twist or novo fine 5mm needles


Type 2 diagnosed 24/01/2013.
NovoRapid, Lantus, Victoza, Metformin (sr), Simvistatin
 
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