Bolusing and eating out

[rayray119]

Another question in relation to this - can you prime the needle inside the smaller needle cap? When I do it when the needle is exposed, very rarely do I get a delicate bead of insulin, it seems to squirt quite a distance

Part of the idea of this is checking the needle works as you can get faultly needles. So if you tried to do it without the needle exposed you wouldn't be able to see the if the needle worked or not 🙂

 

[Finn]

Another question in relation to this - can you prime the needle inside the smaller needle cap? When I do it when the needle is exposed, very rarely do I get a delicate bead of insulin, it seems to squirt quite a distance

Whether I'm at home or out, I always prime into the outer cloudy/clear needle cover (not the smaller opaque purple/green one that's directly over the needle).

Because the outer cover is translucent, I can see if insulin is coming out of the needle or if it needs another dose to properly prime it.

 

[pawprint91]

Whether I'm at home or out, I always prime into the outer cloudy/clear needle cover (not the smaller opaque purple/green one that's directly over the needle).

Because the outer cover is translucent, I can see if insulin is coming out of the needle or if it needs another dose to properly prime it.

Brilliant - I will try this! Do you screw it over the top to do so, or just hold it to catch it, as it were? (Sorry if this is a silly question, I am not the most practical of people!)

 

[rayray119]

Whether I'm at home or out, I always prime into the outer cloudy/clear needle cover (not the smaller opaque purple/green one that's directly over the needle).

Because the outer cover is translucent, I can see if insulin is coming out of the needle or if it needs another dose to properly prime it.

Ah okay sorry for a misleading awser I personally would still struggle to Tell it had or not

 

[pawprint91]

Ah okay sorry for a misleading awser I personally would still struggle to Tell it had or not

Your answer was certainly not misleading - I was talking about the coloured part of the needle cap, so your answer made perfect sense 🙂

 

[rayray119]

Yeah turns out I hadn't fully read that post I quoted

 

[Finn]

Brilliant - I will try this! Do you screw it over the top to do so, or just hold it to catch it, as it were? (Sorry if this is a silly question, I am not the most practical of people!)

Not a silly question at all.

I screw the needle on to the pen, remove the outer cover, remove the smaller needle cover, pop the outer cover back on, and then prime.

I use BD ultra fine needles. The needles screw on, but the covers pop/snap on. I'm not sure if other needle covers screw on.

 

[Finn]

Here's a needle that I just primed.

You can just make out the puddle of insulin in the cap. It's more apparent in person, and this is just 1 unit, so it would be more if you prime with 2 units.

I hold it horizontally when I prime into the cap - vertically aimed up would give you a puddle at the base of the needle, and aimed down would give you a puddle in the end of the cap, which would be tougher to spot.