I've told him to see his nurse at the diabetic clinic - but he's coming back to see me tomorrow regardless. I'd mentioned to
him that he might like to talk to his nurse about changing devices - but he wasn't at all keen about that idea.
Is there any harm in giving him syringes with shorter needles?
Regards
Jeff
> Is he bending the needles on purpose to slide them in or by accident due to
> a bizarre technique? Maybe a different device may help. I'd leave it to the
> clinic nurse to deal- changing the administration procedure might result in
> quicker (or slower) uptake and require a change of dose. Different device
> may require change of insulin. Diab control is a long term issue and a
> couple of weeks with his unusual technique is unlikely to matter much. How
> long has he been injecting insulin?
>
> As you illustrate, out your expertise re injecting technique is less than
> his so I would refrain from offering advice!
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> Fay
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