Are BD needles universal?
BD needles are guaranteed to be 100% compatible with any brand of pen. BD Micro-Fine™+ Pen Needles are designed to fit any pen injector giving you complete peace of mind when using a BD needle.
What is a microfine needle?
BD Micro-Fine™ pen needles conveniently help deliver a precise dose, requiring minimal effort for people with diabetes—whether they are newly diagnosed or experienced insulin users.
Are diabetic needles universal?
You can buy pens, needles and accessories from the Diabetes Shop. GlucoRx FinePoint Insulin Pen Needles are universal fit, screw o, sterile, single pen needles used in conjunction with an insulin pen for the injection of insulin.
Do all needles fit all insulin pens?
Pen needle sizes Insulin pen needles are available in different sizes from 4 mm to 12.7 mm in length (5/32 inch to ½ inch). Generally, the medical community leans towards the use of shorter needles, but you ultimately need to decide which needle size is right for you.
Can you use BD pen needles with Victoza?
Your health care provider will tell you how much Victoza® to take. The Victoza® pen can be used with Novo Nordisk disposable needles. If your state requires a prescription for needles, make sure that your health care provider also prescribes the needles along with Victoza®.
What is BD pen needle used for?
BD Ultra-Fine™ and BD Ultra-Fine Nano™ pen needles utilize advanced technologies to optimize the comfort of insulin injections. Available in different sizes, they enable pediatric, adult and obese patients to inject into the fat layer, just below the skin’s surface, to avoid intramuscular (IM) injections.
What size needle does a diabetic use?
Although its size may suggest otherwise, when compared with longer and thicker needles, a 4 mm needle effectively delivers insulin regardless of patient body mass index (BMI).
Can you use the same needle to check your blood sugar?
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) strongly recommends against reusing any lancet, particularly if it happens to involve more than one person. No kidding. Sharing needles is, of course, a whole different ballgame: Just don’t do it.
Do BD pen needles require a prescription?
Prescription MAY BE REQUIRED.
Why choose BDBD micro-fine pen needles?
BD Micro-Fine™ pen needles conveniently help deliver a precise dose, requiring minimal effort for people with diabetes—whether they are newly diagnosed or experienced insulin users.
What is BD needle compatibility?
If your therapy is more complex such as a multi-pen Basal-Bolus regime, using BD needles which are compatible with all pen injectors, helps make life easier for you. BD needle compatibility means a brand for life.
Can I get my doctor to put me back on BD microfine?
BD Micro-Fine 5mm Pen Needles. Just ask your doctor to put you back on the BD Microfine. Its cost cutting by your surgery. Thats what my doctor told me and just to make sure take your dispensing chemist into his little consulting room and tell him/her NOT to dispense anything but the BD Microfine. I’m not sure that would work.
Is there a cheaper alternative to BD microfine?
I was swapped from BD Microfine to GlucoRX which work fine and much cheaper. Note that a pharmacy MUST dispense what the prescription says and if it states a brand then that’s what you should get. T1 LADA.