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<blockquote data-quote="SimonClifford" data-source="post: 412744" data-attributes="member: 51740"><p>When I used needles (before I got a pump 8 weeks ago (yay!), I would get through a novorapid pen every 5-6 days. I found that I didn't need to change the needle for the entire cartridge - it was good for >30 goes.</p><p>Before I got a Accuchek Multiclix, I'd use a lancet for somewhere between 300-500 times. </p><p>Folk fearing contamination are quite right in a hospital environment, ONLY EVER 1 person should use ANYTHING that goes under your skin more than once. I'm not sure how leaking it out, letting dry & popping it back in again represents a contamination risk, as you'll only be exposing yourself to the same contagions you had a couple of hours ago.</p><p>The main thing is bluntness, and yes, after 6 years on reusing a lancet for 500+ times, I must say that a new one every day is a bit more comfortable. That said, I now reuse a lancet 6-8 times.</p><p>I find that if you don't re-use, you end up so cluttered with "stuff", spare needles, spare lancets, old needles, old lancets & boxes to put 'em all in. That fine if you can carry a bag with you, but as a "bloke in a suit" I just don't have the space. Just carrying a pen, a stabber, a test-meter & a pot of test strips is about as much as I can easy live with when you've got a couple of trouser pockets.</p><p>Let us know your thoughts - maybe someone here has "the fix" - I'd love to hear too!</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sent from the <a href="http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig" target="_blank">Diabetes Forum App</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SimonClifford, post: 412744, member: 51740"] When I used needles (before I got a pump 8 weeks ago (yay!), I would get through a novorapid pen every 5-6 days. I found that I didn't need to change the needle for the entire cartridge - it was good for >30 goes. Before I got a Accuchek Multiclix, I'd use a lancet for somewhere between 300-500 times. Folk fearing contamination are quite right in a hospital environment, ONLY EVER 1 person should use ANYTHING that goes under your skin more than once. I'm not sure how leaking it out, letting dry & popping it back in again represents a contamination risk, as you'll only be exposing yourself to the same contagions you had a couple of hours ago. The main thing is bluntness, and yes, after 6 years on reusing a lancet for 500+ times, I must say that a new one every day is a bit more comfortable. That said, I now reuse a lancet 6-8 times. I find that if you don't re-use, you end up so cluttered with "stuff", spare needles, spare lancets, old needles, old lancets & boxes to put 'em all in. That fine if you can carry a bag with you, but as a "bloke in a suit" I just don't have the space. Just carrying a pen, a stabber, a test-meter & a pot of test strips is about as much as I can easy live with when you've got a couple of trouser pockets. Let us know your thoughts - maybe someone here has "the fix" - I'd love to hear too! Sent from the [url=http://www.diabetes.co.uk/app/?utm_source=sig&utm_medium=txt&utm_campaign=appsig]Diabetes Forum App[/url] [/QUOTE]
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