Hello!

[einriba]

Hi there.

New to this forum, but not new to diabetes. My 11 year old daughter was diagnosed as type 1 in February 2019. What a year it's been. She's been sent to the peadiatric psychology team for help as she's not adjusting, not rotating sites etc.

Good news though, we did the 12 bridges walk in London where she raised £1,300.

We're on MDI, and have a libre with a Miaomiao 2. We're using tomato app (which is great when it is working) to follow her.
We've been through a few insulin types for the long acting - levemir, lantus and now tresiba.

....which is what has brought me to this forum - our daughter has loads of levemir and lantus in the fridge that she won't now use, and she wants to send it to a charity.....but the post office (and many couriers) say it's prohibited!

How do people get insulin to charities if they're not within walking distance?

 

[trophywench]

I don't think you can send any now so have to take it back to the dispensing pharmacy for disposal.

 

[einriba]

I don't think you can send any now so have to take it back to the dispensing pharmacy for disposal.

Hi, thanks for the reply. We tried that, but they refused to have it back as it's been dispensed.
It feels criminal to bin it.

 

[grovesy]

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Hi, thanks for the reply. We tried that, but they refused to have it back as it's been dispensed.
It feels criminal to bin it.

They are not allowed, but the can send for disposal. They do not know it that it has been stored properly.Though I would think in the current climate they have not got the time to deal with this.In fact in the space of a couple of day our Pharmacy has gone from allowing 5 people in to only one.
My husband last year had to make an appointment to get his fathers medications returned, for disposal.
I take my used asthma inhalers to the Pharmacy for a recycling scheme, but during this I am hanging on to them.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Welcome to the forum @einriba

Sorry to hear your daughter is having a few troubles with her self-management, it can be so hard for kids to adapt, and then to keep up with the constant shifting sands of a peculiarly demanding condition.

On the plus side though, I’ve heard other say that living with T1 develops empathy, determination, self control and stickability. Plus mental maths skills, of course!

Previously IDDT was the organisation that people were directed towards to send unused but no longer needed insulin to developing countries.

Suspension of donations of unwanted, in-date insulin and other diabetes supplies - IDDT

We are always very grateful for the donations of unwanted, in-date and unused insulin and other diabetes supplies, such as needles, lancets and test strips. This continues to be a...

www.iddt.org

 

[trophywench]

I knew it was initials but couldn't remember them! Think you'd have to ring them to see if they are currently accepting it, just at the mo.