BD Pen Needle for Insulin Information:
BD Ultra Fine, The BD Pen Needle is used to inject Insulin to a pre-determined part of your body; this will be decided by your doctor or physician. The BD pen needle comes in many different variants, each different variant will prove better for each different person, and it will be up to your doctor to determine which BD Needle will be best for you.
The different variants include BD Ultra Fine Needle (29 Gauge/12 mm), BD Ultra Fine Mini Needle (31 Gauge/5 mm), and also BD Ultra Fine 3 Needle (31 Gauge/8 mm). BD Pen Needles can be used with most Insulin Pens (e.g. Humalog Penfill). Each box contains 100 needles.
BD Pen Needle for Insulin Side Effects:
All medications can cause side effects, and the devices that we use to inject our medications are no different. The BD Pen Needle can on a very occasion set of an allergic reaction; the symptoms of an allergic reaction could be a rash, hives, itching, difficulty breathing and also a swelling of the hands and all areas of the face and neck. If you experience any of these symptoms you are to seek emergency medical aid as soon as possible and also report all symptoms to your doctor.
Some of the more common side effects of using the BD Needle are redness, slight swelling or an itching sensation at the site of where you have recently injected. This is quite common and should not be a cause for alarm, however if these symptoms are causing you distress in any way then you should contact you doctor as soon as possible.
BD Pen Needle for Insulin Directions:
You should use the BD Pen Needle exactly as you are directed from your doctor or physician, always check that you are using the correct dosage of insulin to that as which you have been prescribed. Your doctor will be able to show you the correct techniques on how to use you BD Pen needle.
You should take care when attaching the needle to the insulin pen and never remove the cap of the needle until you are ready to administer the actual injection, it is important that you keep all needles and medication out of reach from children and also that you never reuse any needle, as this can cause several negative side effects.
BD Pen Needle for Insulin Precautions:
Please ensure that you follow all of the correct guidelines when it comes to disposing of your already used needles. Used needle can pass disease and other infections on to persons if the needle was to be reused.
Also never carry the needle with the insulin kept attached to it, as in doing this you may affect the accuracy of the dose, which the needle will deliver when the time comes to inject your medication. You should also use a different injection site, each time you are to administer a dose. Make sure that each injection site is a minimum of 1 inch away from the last injection site. You should attempt to use all available injection sites on a specific area of your body before moving to another part of the skin.
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