Click here to take our quick survey to help us gather accurate information so that we can continue to offer insightful and helpful content. So, if you have used syringes before for your diabetes management, then discuss your familiarity around syringes with the pharmacist. It is important to note here that though many states do not require a prescription, a couple do require a prescription to purchase any amount of insulin syringes. Other states may ask that you have a prescription if you are buying a pack of more than 10 syringes.
Being able to get a larger pack of syringes can give diabetes patients the convenience of having syringe supplies at home for emergency purposes and avoids the need to go to the pharmacy and to go through the same long question-answer process to get a syringe.
There is nothing to be shy about in talking about your diabetes journey to a pharmacist. On the contrary, it could help them provide a better recommendation than the one you had in mind. Participation is optional and the best way to find out if a particular pharmacy provides non-prescription sale of syringes NPSS is to contact them directly.
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An article published in July in JAMA pointed out that human insulin is an effective, less-expensive option for people with type 2 diabetes. On the other hand, people with diabetes, especially type 1 diabetes , may find older insulins more difficult and dangerous.
Trujillo says that it can be more challenging to use older insulin to mimic what a normal, functioning pancreas does. For example, people with type 1 diabetes using older insulin have higher rates of low blood glucose, according to an article published in October in The BMJ.
Elizabeth Pfiester, founder and executive director of T1International , an advocacy group for people with type 1 diabetes, says that many patients have told her organization that they are terrified of using older insulins, which have a different risk profile for low glucose compared with newer insulins. Schedule a phone call or an appointment to discuss your concerns. She says drug makers also provide assistance programs for insulin.
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