Question about needles?!
Question: Question about needles!?
Can't the needles use to give myself insulin shots be use again!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
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My doctor told me that they can be used three times!. I do wipe off the needle with alcohol but my doctor did not recommend it!. With me, that is one needle a day and suspect it would be ok even if it is more per day!. I am doing this on an injector pen in which the supplies are more expensive!. I take another type of insulin via normal syringe which I throw out each time!.
Now for a tip, check your insurance company's pharmaceutical formulary!. This is a document which they put out that tells what your co-pay is for different medicines, it is probably also available online!. Mine said that syringes and the alcohol swabs are supplied at no charge!. Usually all you would need is a prescription!. now, I know that syringes (the ones I throw away after one use) and alcohol swabs are relatively cheap, I love it that I am getting anything for free!. If you do also, check it out!.
Also, my insureance will supply a new meter about every 2 years if you request it, yours might do the same!. Again, I like free stuff!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Now for a tip, check your insurance company's pharmaceutical formulary!. This is a document which they put out that tells what your co-pay is for different medicines, it is probably also available online!. Mine said that syringes and the alcohol swabs are supplied at no charge!. Usually all you would need is a prescription!. now, I know that syringes (the ones I throw away after one use) and alcohol swabs are relatively cheap, I love it that I am getting anything for free!. If you do also, check it out!.
Also, my insureance will supply a new meter about every 2 years if you request it, yours might do the same!. Again, I like free stuff!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
You probably already know this since you have experience in givnig yourself shots, but by using a dirty, unclean needle does have risks!. This is exactly one way that HIV/AIDS can be transmitted is through the use of shared needles!. All that HIV needs is to get inside the body through any hole, cut, wound, mouth, anus, vagina, mucus membranes, penis, by blood or semen, bodily fluids!.
AIDS does not discriminate!. Wheather you are straight, gay, married, divorced, single!.!.!.anyone can get HIV/AIDS!.
AIDS is permanent!. There is no cure for AIDS!. Getting tested for HIV and getting the treatments if you have it will help you live longer!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
AIDS does not discriminate!. Wheather you are straight, gay, married, divorced, single!.!.!.anyone can get HIV/AIDS!.
AIDS is permanent!. There is no cure for AIDS!. Getting tested for HIV and getting the treatments if you have it will help you live longer!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Sure, I've used them up to about 20 times before!.!.!.just keep an eye out for discomfort and switch as soon as you feel any!. Also make sure to keep your Lantus (or long-acting) syringes seperate from your Humalog/Novolog (or fast-acting) syringes, because some of those insulins can't be mixed!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
You can use the needles up to three times without too much pain!. They do get dull after each injection but since they aren't going into a vein theres no worries on that!. It is NOT advisable simply because of the contamination that could reslult in a humdinger of an infection!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
yes, you can reuse, but do not clean the needles because when you do you take off theprocective coating on them!. also only use the same meds that were in the needles in the first place you don't want to mix meds!. also i suggest that you only reuse twice the needles get dull!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
This is not advisable, but this is how they used to do it!. They had the glass syringes and detachable needles!. They kept them in a jar or any kind of container with a lid, soaking in alcohol!. Syringes are cheap, they only cost about $20!.00 for a 100 at Walmart!. I would not reuse unless I absolutely had to!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
To be honest:I used one needle for one whole cartridge of insulin and i stick needles through my clothes too!.
And never had any infection,ever!.
My internist is OK with that!.
But it better for people with low self defence to use a new one each time!.
I can recommend:BD Micro-Fine 12,7 mm long ones!.and 0,33 mm thick!.!.Or the no 10 ones:they can be used straight down,no angle needed!.
Greetings:RobWww@Answer-Health@Com
And never had any infection,ever!.
My internist is OK with that!.
But it better for people with low self defence to use a new one each time!.
I can recommend:BD Micro-Fine 12,7 mm long ones!.and 0,33 mm thick!.!.Or the no 10 ones:they can be used straight down,no angle needed!.
Greetings:RobWww@Answer-Health@Com
Not advisable! No matter how good you try to clean them, contamination with bacteria can still happen!. There are bacteria that can even grow in alcohol!.
Also, each time a needle is used, the point at the end can get more dull and cause damage to the vein!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Also, each time a needle is used, the point at the end can get more dull and cause damage to the vein!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
yes they can but only in emergency situations (such as you are out of needles and your blood sugar is high) but it can be dangerous because the needles become dull and loose when repeatedly used the tip of the needle can break off inside of you!. owwwww!Www@Answer-Health@Com
yes you could!. but be very carefull if you do!. you want to use 'clean' needles to avoid any possibility of infection!.Www@Answer-Health@Com