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carolj

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Been a T2 for a few years now and have recently been given Victoza and am getting along with it fine. I go away next month aboard and not sure what to do with my used needles, lancets and test strips (test twice a day). I can't take my sharps bin with me but don't just want to throw them in the bin. What do you do on a holiday abroad?
 
i store them in a plastic bag and bring them home in stowed luggage with me for safe disposal in my home sharps bin
 
I bought a smaller than prescribed sharps guard and took it with me empty, brought it back full, emptied into normal one, ready for next trip.
 
Maybe take an empty container that your strips came in and put your lancets in there then dispose of as usual once home. I heard that several people do this.
 
Hello!

Just found these for you, may or may not be of use:

http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetic-products/travel-sharps-bin.html

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beauty-BD-SAFE-CLIP-NEEDLE-CLIPPER-1/dp/B007GX4US2

As for the needle clipper, I'm not sure of its purpose because I think it's still sensible to put the remainder of the needle in a sharps bin. After all the insulin cartridge end is still fairly sharp.

I agree with @himtoo though and just put my used needles in a heavy duty sandwich bag with the needle guard and cap back on and then put them in my sharps bin when I get back.

Cheers,
Grant
 
I love the mini sharpes bin and I think I will be buying one of those. Thanks very much for this.

Carol.


 
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