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In addition to pain, re-using needles is associated with other risks, including increasing the risks of lipohypertrophy, more easily referred to as lumpy skin. This condition results if fatty tissue becomes scarred through repeated injections into the same area.
Signs of lipohypertrophy include a hump on the surface of the skin and a rubbery feel to the skin. Lumpy skin can also be problematic for blood glucose levels as insulin absorption from areas of lumpy skin is less consistent than normal.
Note that lumpy skin can also occur in people with type 2 diabetes that take incretins (GLP-1 agonists) by injections.
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When it comes to lancets, it appears that many people with diabetes find changing the lancet to be more of a pain than re-using the same one.
Some members of the Diabetes Forum confess to rarely changing their lancets, with Pneu declaring: “I am going to cause controversy and say I haven’t changed mine in years.. and I test 10 – 12 times a day.”
By contrast, other Diabetes Forum members make a strict point of changing their lancet for each test. Do you use a new lancet or each time or tend to re-use the same one? Share your thoughts…
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Another area of care which many of us have trouble with is forgetting to take tablets from time to time.
If you are forgetting to take your medication more times than you’d like, take a look at our guide to remembering to take tablets which looks at what factors make forgetting tablets more likely as well as useful ways to address the issue.
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