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Originally Posted by parrotletzoo  that's kind of a bad idea. I'd hate to inject alcohol instead of insulin because I mixed the two up. |
No mixing them up. The alcohol vial lacks label, and is the most distinct of all.
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Originally Posted by parrotletzoo syringes aren't expensive. and store brand ones are even cheaper. buy some new ones. |
A couple dollars each day adds up. Reusing syringes, keeping insulin more than 28 days after opening, cracking BP pills in half (instead of using smaller pills), reusing lancets, et cetera -- all saves a few hundred dollars each month.
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Originally Posted by parrotletzoo that being said, I've reused syringes many times and never sterilized them. I've survived with nary an infection for 28years.... |
How long does a vial of insulin typically last you? I'm also concerned about bacteria contaminating and ruining insulin...
