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Needles

Annabel_Eve

Member
Messages
15
Location
Wales
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Hi everyone,

I know they say you should have a new needle every injection, but..just wondering, how often do you have new needles in your insulin pens?

Thanks all
 
I use a fresh needle every time. I've got a Diasecure for each of my pens so it's fairly easy to carry them with me.
 
I use them 3 or 4 times or until they hurt or look bad when I air shoot.
 
I use a new one every time for my daughter but I know my OH uses his a few times at least.

I don't understand why you wouldn't use a fresh one each time personally it's just unhygienic in my eyes
 
Use a fresh one each time, unless you are travelling, and need to re use, only once or twice max. The more you use the needles, the higher the risk of infections.
 
I have used a fresh one each time but once, but when re-using that needle it did hurt a lot more
 
I use one needle for a day e.g. 4 injections and have no problems whatsoever. As long as you remove the needle from the pen between injections the infection risk is just about zero when re-using. I wouldn't re-use one after a day's use. My reason for re-use is the cost to the NHS. Diabetes is an enormous cost to the NHS and I think we all need to control costs where we sensibly can.
 
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