Comments on: Reusing Syringes [Part 3] http://bloggingdiabetes.com/2008/12/reusing-syringes-part-3/ A Blog About Real Living with Diabetes Sat, 24 Jul 2010 23:26:00 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tony http://bloggingdiabetes.com/2008/12/reusing-syringes-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Tony Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:16:44 +0000 http://bloggingdiabetes.com/2008/12/reusing-syringes-part-3/#comment-77 That is a great point regarding the contamination of the insulin. Even if the site is clean there could still be the possibility of contamination when the syringe is used. Then, the syringe goes into the insulin bottle and contaminates the medicine. Now you are using a dirty needle that is less sharp and could possibly be contaminated. All of these scenarios are not good at all. I definitely don't think it's worth the savings. Thanks for the comment! That is a great point regarding the contamination of the insulin. Even if the site is clean there could still be the possibility of contamination when the syringe is used. Then, the syringe goes into the insulin bottle and contaminates the medicine. Now you are using a dirty needle that is less sharp and could possibly be contaminated. All of these scenarios are not good at all.

I definitely don’t think it’s worth the savings.

Thanks for the comment!

]]> By: Foolsville http://bloggingdiabetes.com/2008/12/reusing-syringes-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Foolsville Mon, 22 Dec 2008 23:38:17 +0000 http://bloggingdiabetes.com/2008/12/reusing-syringes-part-3/#comment-76 Reuse of lancets fine I do that, but I really don't think re-use of the syringe a good idea. Why? This is just my opinion, the insulin is not to be used after 28days of first use, not because it spoils but (this is what the pharmacy told me) the more needle pokes into the bottle the more the chance of contamination. Wouldn't the same be true of any minute amounts of insulin that are left in the syringe? Contaminated insulin is not something that I would like to experience a reaction to. Reuse of lancets fine I do that, but I really don’t think re-use of the syringe a good idea. Why? This is just my opinion, the insulin is not to be used after 28days of first use, not because it spoils but (this is what the pharmacy told me) the more needle pokes into the bottle the more the chance of contamination. Wouldn’t the same be true of any minute amounts of insulin that are left in the syringe? Contaminated insulin is not something that I would like to experience a reaction to.

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