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When I was a lad it was a long while ago

Was it only 8mm ? I seem to remember using maybe 12mm , I've probably got that wrong .
When they got blunt they felt like William Wallace’s sword and I’ve seen it it’s taller than Mel Gibson lol
 
Was it only 8mm ? I seem to remember using maybe 12mm , I've probably got that wrong .
They were available at 20mm in the sixties and seventies. When I realized that I could be using 12mm I asked for the prescription to be changed. I would need to invade my loft to investigate lomger ones!
 
When I my mum asked why the disposable plastic syringes weren’t available on prescription she was told because they are a “ luxury “. Diabetics only got plastic syringes on prescription after drug addicts were given free syringes during the AIDS development.
 
When I said I think some were 12mm long I seem to remember using16mm but thought that can't be right, but after what Grant said about 20mm being available in the 60s - 70s maybe I did . that would also explain the fat lumps on my belly .
 
I still have my my Glass and metal syringe brand name Rocket. Flicking the metal base needles for air bubbles was painfull.

A tough life as a teenager trying to fit in a lt easier now, luckily 50 years in no problems due to cattying the syringe around in its blue plastic container filled with industrial meths.

Sunday night i would sterlise in saucepan by boiling in water.
 
I think 16mm was right for the glass jobbie I got given when first diagnosed, in 1982,
At least diy sharpening your needles with a whetstone ended a couple of years earlier?

I was working with a chap who was still using one of those abominations in the early 2000's.
And he was still sharpening his own needles.

I think he could have done with a better G.P.
 
I can remember that some of the progress was actually forced upon me , when I changed from syringes to pens there were lots of diabetics in our clinic all queuing to get our pens and given a chat like in a classroom on how to use them , when we changed from the pee tests to blood tests I remember thinking why do I need to know what my blood sugar is instantly .
 
I tried to find something sugar free all I could fine was 1 Cal lemonade , Tab Cola and Orbit chewing gum abs obviously diabetic seeers which weren’t really sugar free
 
I tried to find something sugar free all I could fine was 1 Cal lemonade , Tab Cola and Orbit chewing gum abs obviously diabetic seeers which weren’t really sugar free
The only place that sold one cal was the chemist!!
And it was a treat too.

Tony
 
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