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Just got back from a meeting with my DSN where I was issued with a new Novo Echo pen & whilst flicking through the instructions it states that you are not to replace the inner cap as a risk of needle injuries!!
I must admit I always replace the inner cap and the outer cap before disposal into a sharps bin and always have done. Intact when I'm out I wouldn't even dream of placing a used needle back into the little pocket without both the inner and outer caps on.
Made me wonder if I'm being a bit paranoid or OTT but I always feel safer doing it and in 16 years I have never stabbed myself with the used needle!
Just curious to know what the rest of you do
I must admit I always replace the inner cap and the outer cap before disposal into a sharps bin and always have done. Intact when I'm out I wouldn't even dream of placing a used needle back into the little pocket without both the inner and outer caps on.
Made me wonder if I'm being a bit paranoid or OTT but I always feel safer doing it and in 16 years I have never stabbed myself with the used needle!
Just curious to know what the rest of you do