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Please change insulin needles and lancing device needles EVERY single time.
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<blockquote data-quote="Crimsonclient" data-source="post: 513872" data-attributes="member: 56911"><p>Hi Indiana, the reason for changing needles is that every time you reuse them there is a greater risk of infection as germs and bacteria can travel through the used needle in to the pen/cartridge there has been threads on this before and I believe a video or pictures showing the deterioration of a needle each and every time it is reused, as for lancets I change them occasionally </p><p></p><p></p><p>Type 2 diagnosed 24/01/2013. </p><p>Novomix 30, Victoza, metformin 2000mg sr (but not taking them as they play havoc with my insides,</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crimsonclient, post: 513872, member: 56911"] Hi Indiana, the reason for changing needles is that every time you reuse them there is a greater risk of infection as germs and bacteria can travel through the used needle in to the pen/cartridge there has been threads on this before and I believe a video or pictures showing the deterioration of a needle each and every time it is reused, as for lancets I change them occasionally Type 2 diagnosed 24/01/2013. Novomix 30, Victoza, metformin 2000mg sr (but not taking them as they play havoc with my insides, [/QUOTE]
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