Do you go through more than one syringe daily?

[Grogu]

Just A Cat said:

Something feels off to me here. Truthfully, I can't tell whether this is genuine or someone trolling.



Having spent more than 2 decades around people with diabetes, you'd pass out if you learned how many of them have reused syringes, and how seldom real problems actually show up.

I'm not endorsing it — only saying I've witnessed situations that left me wondering... how on earth does this not turn into a problem.

From what I understand, there are diabetics who fall into the pattern of injecting into the exact same spot repeatedly, correct? I believe that reduces the pain. Perhaps that single spot develops a tolerance to pain, to infection, and to who knows what else. A superhuman injection site.

Since our bodies bounce back so easily, calling it Russian Roulette may have been too strong . Even so, I can't understand the reasoning behind not reaching for a fresh needle every time. To me, single use means single use, period.

There was a constant argument between my dad and me about red solo cups. The way I see it, they are good for one use, or one use within a day (it depends on what I'm drinking). He, on the other hand, would hang onto solo cups for weeks, washing them and using them again. I ran this by AI, and AI told me reusing them is fine . I've stopped arguing with him. That said, when I'm at his place, I won't drink from his solo cups....

 

[Mochizuki0124]

I honestly believed this was a joke, yet here we are.

Pulling air in repeatedly and then swabbing with alcohol really seems like it takes more effort than simply uncapping a fresh syringe. So is the reason saving money? Wow, things must be tough.

At most I go through 38 in a week, which works out to roughly ~5.4 per day when every one of my cycles overlaps. Normally though, it's 2 every day + 2 EOD.

 

[HereKittyKitty]

Grogu said:

From what I understand, there are diabetics who fall into the pattern of injecting into the exact same spot repeatedly, correct? I believe that reduces the pain. Perhaps that single spot develops a tolerance to pain, to infection, and to who knows what else. A superhuman injection site.

Since our bodies bounce back so easily, calling it Russian Roulette may have been too strong . Even so, I can't understand the reasoning behind not reaching for a fresh needle every time. To me, single use means single use, period.

There was a constant argument between my dad and me about red solo cups. The way I see it, they are good for one use, or one use within a day (it depends on what I'm drinking). He, on the other hand, would hang onto solo cups for weeks, washing them and using them again. I ran this by AI, and AI told me reusing them is fine . I've stopped arguing with him. That said, when I'm at his place, I won't drink from his solo cups....

Years ago, I would have fought to the death over the idea that a red Solo cup gets used only once.

 

[spanky2026]

Honestly, a better heading for this discussion would be "Is it acceptable to reuse dirty needles?" That fits what the OP is really proposing much more closely.

 

[PurpleSage]

Those of you — and anyone else who shares the habit — who keep injecting with needles that aren't clean may well get away with it for years… but the moment just one person ends up in the hospital because of it, the media will take that single case and run with it, treating it like some widespread lethal risk of gray peptides. I meant every word I said.

 

[deluge]

Each time I reconstitute, filter, and vent into a new cartridge, that's 3 needles used. Every peptide, without exception.

I went as far as getting an autoclave plus proper sterilization bags, just so my cartridges stay sterile.

However, after the 'tide is loaded into the pen, that pen needle stays in rotation until I say "ouch!" (meaning it's dull enough that injections hurt), or until I move on to the next cartridge. Or until I change my mind once more.

This all began when I was stuck for an extended stretch at a remote spot and couldn't restock supplies. (People don't think sled dog supply be like it is, but it do). I had to improvise to keep things going.

The habit stuck after a conversation with a nurse who'd worked 35 years, who told me that literally nobody in the diabetic world swaps to a fresh needle for every injection.

Do whatever suits you. Mock whoever you figure is doing it wrong.

 

[PurpleSage]

Oh hi! For Tirz I go through 1 syringe each week, plus 4 pen tips per day for my stack. That adds up to 21 sharps weekly. Every one is sterile and only used a single time. Reusing them is savage.