Re: Re: why not to reuse needles

[Guest guest]

Sandy Burdsall wrote:

> I'm a prime customer for syringes . . . T1 for

> 25 years

Please explain what T1 is for this newbie here.

>

>

> For the last 24 years, I've reused syringes. When I do the math, I

> figure I

> must have used most of them an average of 10+ times but within the last

> year, the quality of syringes has dropped dramatically. Now, by the time

> I've used one 4-5 times, the markings are wearing off and on rare

> occasions

> the needle will actually bend.

>

>

> Sandy

> T1 - 1979

That's called planned obsolescence. Seems like a lot of things now

a'days are not as good as they used to be. New and improved?

Amber

[Guest guest]

Amber wrote:

>Please explain what T1 is for this newbie here.

T1 = shorthand for Type 1 diabetic . . . no pancreas function . . . I make

no insulin of my own.

T1's must use injected insulin to survive and it's quite a different

disease than T2 (Type 2).

Sandy

T1 - 1979

[Guest guest]

Sandy Burdsall wrote:

> Amber wrote:

> >Please explain what T1 is for this newbie here.

>

> T1 = shorthand for Type 1 diabetic . . . no pancreas function . . . I

> make

> no insulin of my own.

> T1's must use injected insulin to survive and it's quite a different

> disease than T2 (Type 2).

>

> Sandy

> T1 - 1979

>

Yeah, I felt really dumb when Bob told me T1 just stood for Type 1. I

do know the difference between 1 and 2. Thanks. I had just never seen

it written as T instead of Type. Duh, duh, duh.

Amber

[Guest guest]

Type 1, formerly called Juvenile Diabetes, is when the islets of Langerhans in

the pancreas shut down completely. As the former name indicates, it usually

appears in childhood or adolescence, although sometimes adults can develop it.

Type 2, formerly called Adult Onset Diabetes, is when the islet cells are still

producing insulin, but not enough, or the body can't use the insulin. This is,

as the former name indicates, more common in middle-aged people, but is becoming

more and more common in younger and younger people; it is usually (although not

always) a consequence of obesity.

Re: Re: why not to reuse needles

Sandy Burdsall wrote:

> I'm a prime customer for syringes . . . T1 for

> 25 years

Please explain what T1 is for this newbie here.