Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
A diabetic man had to keep his used needles in an ice cream tub after a muddle over how he could dispose of them.
Eric Dunnair, of Langley Green, has been injecting insulin since he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes six months ago.
He regularly took his used needles in a special container to Crawley Hospital where they were disposed of safely while Eric was given a new container.
But when he tried to do so before Christmas, he was told the service had stopped and he needed to go to his GP surgery.
With Leacroft Medical Practice still not open after its roof was blown off more than a year ago, Eric went to Cross Keys House, in the town centre. He said he was then sent to pick up a form at the town hall to be signed by his GP so collection of the needles could be arranged.
http://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/mix-up-over-diabetic-man-s-needle-disposal-1-6507196
Eric Dunnair, of Langley Green, has been injecting insulin since he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes six months ago.
He regularly took his used needles in a special container to Crawley Hospital where they were disposed of safely while Eric was given a new container.
But when he tried to do so before Christmas, he was told the service had stopped and he needed to go to his GP surgery.
With Leacroft Medical Practice still not open after its roof was blown off more than a year ago, Eric went to Cross Keys House, in the town centre. He said he was then sent to pick up a form at the town hall to be signed by his GP so collection of the needles could be arranged.
http://www.crawleyobserver.co.uk/news/local/mix-up-over-diabetic-man-s-needle-disposal-1-6507196