Mistakes Made Using Glucose Monitoring Systems Syringes Pen Needles & Diabetes Testing Products
UBMI Publications
July 13, 2010
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Blood glucose monitoring systems and testing supplies are often misused and are incorrectly interpreted. Newly diagnosed diabetics perform testing at inappropriate times also neglecting to test before and after meals. These times are the most important in accurately monitoring and controlling their diabetes. Using a glucometer becomes especially important in using all the functions available to the diabetic. Diabetics should be aware of their target range for their blood sugar for testing before and after meals, at bedtime, overnight and before exercising. Failure to use the memory feature is extremely detrimental to the diabetic as a part of their treatment. The capability to obtain averages over a stated period of time helps the diabetic to know if their treatment protocols are maintaining healthy levels.
Pen needles and insulin syringes are used by insulin dependent diabetics. Some of these diabetics are in facilities where they are under the care of healthcare professionals. These professionals are reminded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about the correct and safe use of insulin pens and insulin syringes. Sharing of insulin pens, insulin cartridges and insulin syringes among patients should never be done. Sharing insulin pens or insulin syringes may result in transmission of diseases such as hepatitis viruses, HIV, or other blood-borne pathogens. Although the FDA has restrictions and regulations on how these products are to be used in medical facilities, the self care patient will be putting themselves at risk by reusing the same insulin syringe or pen needle. Residue left in the pen needle reservoir, cartridge or insulin syringe may contaminate the blood.
The user of lancing device should always load it with a new lancet before each use. An alcohol prep pad should be wiped on the tip of the finger being lanced to sanitize the area. In order to provide a drop of blood the finger should lanced and then be squeezed on to a glucose test strip. Reusing the lancet may result in a misreading or contamination of the blood or test sample as previously stated with product reuse. The lancing device should be cleaned after each use to ensure no blood has remained on the device.
The exposure to contaminated blood in occupational settings will cause transmission of HBV and HIV and has been implicated in the transmission of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) as well. Proper disposal of needles can reduce injury and infection to workers involved in waste disposal or recycling and minimize their exposure to blood-borne infections from needles that may be contaminated with a virus. Puncture injuries to waste industry workers from unsafe disposal of self-care syringes in home trash have been reported. Proper disposal of sharps should always include disposal done in a sharps container. This ensures a safe and efficient disposal of all syringe and pen needle products.
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Blood glucose monitoring systems and testing supplies are often misused and are incorrectly interpreted. Newly diagnosed diabetics perform testing at inappropriate times also neglecting to test before and after meals. These times are the most important in accurately monitoring and controlling their diabetes. Using a glucometer becomes especially important in using all the functions available to the diabetic. Diabetics should be aware of their target range for their blood sugar for testing before and after meals, at bedtime, overnight and before exercising. Failure to use the memory feature is extremely detrimental to the diabetic as a part of their treatment. The capability to obtain averages over a stated period of time helps the diabetic to know if their treatment protocols are maintaining healthy levels.
Pen needles and insulin syringes are used by insulin dependent diabetics. Some of these diabetics are in facilities where they are under the care of healthcare professionals. These professionals are reminded by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about the correct and safe use of insulin pens and insulin syringes. Sharing of insulin pens, insulin cartridges and insulin syringes among patients should never be done. Sharing insulin pens or insulin syringes may result in transmission of diseases such as hepatitis viruses, HIV, or other blood-borne pathogens. Although the FDA has restrictions and regulations on how these products are to be used in medical facilities, the self care patient will be putting themselves at risk by reusing the same insulin syringe or pen needle. Residue left in the pen needle reservoir, cartridge or insulin syringe may contaminate the blood.
The user of lancing device should always load it with a new lancet before each use. An alcohol prep pad should be wiped on the tip of the finger being lanced to sanitize the area. In order to provide a drop of blood the finger should lanced and then be squeezed on to a glucose test strip. Reusing the lancet may result in a misreading or contamination of the blood or test sample as previously stated with product reuse. The lancing device should be cleaned after each use to ensure no blood has remained on the device.
The exposure to contaminated blood in occupational settings will cause transmission of HBV and HIV and has been implicated in the transmission of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) as well. Proper disposal of needles can reduce injury and infection to workers involved in waste disposal or recycling and minimize their exposure to blood-borne infections from needles that may be contaminated with a virus. Puncture injuries to waste industry workers from unsafe disposal of self-care syringes in home trash have been reported. Proper disposal of sharps should always include disposal done in a sharps container. This ensures a safe and efficient disposal of all syringe and pen needle products.
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