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04-01-2007, 07:52 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 104
| | | alcohol wipes
Where can these be bought in bulk? I got a box of 125 from CVS last week, but they go quick! Especially since I am rearely home when I give myself insulin & when I prick my fingers...
The ones I have from CVS also are soooo small! LOL
Any other suggestions?   |
04-01-2007, 08:32 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kent, WA USA
Posts: 2,668
| | | Wow, I didn't know anyone actually used alcohol wipes. LOL
I think you could probably find them in bulk from Costco or Sam's Club, but I'm not sure. |
04-01-2007, 08:33 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 973
| | | i use them also... but only buy packs of 100... they do tend to run out quickly
__________________ Stacey
1st A1c 10/2006 8.9
2nd A1c 1/2007 5.5
3rd A1c 4/2007 5.3
4th A1c 7/2007 5.5
5th A1c 4/2008 5.1
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04-01-2007, 08:39 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Posts: 288
| | | What about using a very small spritz bottle and fill it will alcohol and a bit of tissue to wipe off the excess. May not be small enough to put in your supply case, but it will create less non bio-degradable trash.
__________________ PCOS with insulin resistance: Jan 2002  Type 2 diabetes: Jan 4, 2007 Meter: One Touch Ultra 2 Medications: actos, gluconorm, lithium carbonate, effexor xr, coversyl, indapamide, spironolactone, clonazepam, fiorinol c HbA1c: 02/05/07: 5.0% • 28/12/06: 13.1%
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04-02-2007, 03:58 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Delaware, USA
Posts: 706
| | | I haven't used alcohol wipes for about 8 years now, even when I was "shooting". I think it's a personal preference as to whether or not you use them. For me, it was just one more thing to remember/carry, and I have enough of those things already!
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04-02-2007, 04:09 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH
Posts: 8,310
| | When I was on shots I use to just buy the bottle of alcohol rub and a thing of cotton balls. The cotton balls could sometimes be reused if placed in a small container. Simply open the bottle of alcohol, hold the cotton ball over the end, give it a shake or turn it upside down, and you have an alcohol covered cotton ball perfect for rubbing the skin.
If you really want the individual wipes.... Alcohol Prep Pads, Bulk Box Case
Will 4000 last you long enough? And at $62.95 I think that's a pretty good deal.
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04-02-2007, 04:27 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Posts: 288
| | If you do choose to buy that box of 4000 alcohol preps, to confuse the packing guy, you should buy the single box of scooby-doo band-aids.
__________________ PCOS with insulin resistance: Jan 2002 Type 2 diabetes: Jan 4, 2007 Meter: One Touch Ultra 2 Medications: actos, gluconorm, lithium carbonate, effexor xr, coversyl, indapamide, spironolactone, clonazepam, fiorinol c HbA1c: 02/05/07: 5.0% • 28/12/06: 13.1%
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04-02-2007, 04:33 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Cincinnati, OH
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Originally Posted by nneighbour  | Now now....be nice...because I'm sure they just ship that box that's in the picture with all the boxes of wipes in it. I bet if you ordered the band aids they would be mailed seperately and take 10 weeks to show up, lol. Heck, I'd do it. LOL 
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●Type 1 diabetic for 25 years (11 months old)
●Animas pumper since December of 2002
~IR 1000 (Dec. 2002-Jan. 2005)
~IR 1200 (Jan. 2005 - ?)
●LifeScan OneTouch UltraSmart Diabetes is an Art, NOT a Science. You must master the control by skills and not by knowledge alone. |
04-02-2007, 05:35 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
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| | | Perhaps instead of alcohol wipes, you could use the waterless hand sanitizer (i'm assuming you're using the wipes for your fingers). This might be cheaper.
__________________ T2, diagnosed 8/31/06.
Byetta 5 mcg
HCTZ 12.5 mg every other day for BP
Enalapril 20 mg 1 daily (ace-inhibitor)
Lower carb dieter (approx. 75 total carbs/day, more on weekends), taking chromium, multivitamin and fish oil tablets Initial A1C 8/06: 9.6
11/06: 6.2.
03/07: 5.3
06/07: 5.4
10/07: 5.3
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04-02-2007, 05:42 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 4,687
| | | I only use alcohol wipes to clean the top of my insulin vial.
You could buy a bottle of alcohol and use cotton balls to cut back on the cost, or buy the wipes at Walmart...... they're always the cheapest.
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04-02-2007, 05:54 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 973
| | | the bottle of alcohol might work for home use, but when you go out, i dont think i wanna carry around a bottle of alcohol...
i never thought to use that hand sanditizer..... hmmm you gives me idea for work
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1st A1c 10/2006 8.9
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04-02-2007, 05:57 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Land of Oz/Kansas
Posts: 705
| | | I never use alcohol pads to clean my fingers with. I only use them before I put in a new infusion set, and even that is iffy!
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04-02-2007, 06:02 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: NJ
Posts: 387
| | | CVS pharmacies carry a little pen-shaped pump bottle with hand sanitizer in it... you could always refill it with alcohol as needed. Portable and sanitary!
BTW, as I progress with learning the art of syringes, I am using my alcohol swabs less and less. Bend like a reed in the wind, I always say.
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PRANDIN 2mg x 3
BYETTA 10 mcg x 2
SYNTHROID 300 mcg
COZAAR 100 mg
TRICOR 145 mg
QUINAPRIL 10 mg
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04-02-2007, 08:25 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Northern California
Posts: 7,027
| | | Guess I am a filthy beast. I haven't used alcohol wipes since 1988. |
04-02-2007, 12:37 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Western WA
Posts: 468
| | | I didn't use them for shots or testing.
I do, though, use either an alcohol pad or IV prep to clean my infusion set area before I insert. That'll be in there 3 days, so I figure it should be pretty darn clean. That, and it helps for me to ensure good adhesion.
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T1 ~11 yrs
Minimed 522 w/ CGMS
Lifescan Ultra2 / BD Logic
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