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Permalink Reply by edinborochick on October 12, 2011 at 2:24pm

no i don't use that.i keep all of my insulin unopened and opened in the fridge.the room is too hot to keep insulin out.

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Permalink Reply by Rye on October 12, 2011 at 3:12pm

I have always kept unused insulin in the fridge in a zip lock bag unless I am using pens...I stopped being so clinical clean years ago...nothing happened so I take it, its ok

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Permalink Reply by gbabe on October 13, 2011 at 9:03am

Well, I'm Diabetic 42 years and have been taking insulin shots since day one and I probably used alcohol both on the bottle and injection site, maybe a year, if even that. I take roughly 4 shots daily and NEVER, EVER use alcohol. Bad or not - it works for me. I think if you're not having any problems not using alcohol - go for it. All it is is another expense anyway. Good luck

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Permalink Reply by debraoxner on October 13, 2011 at 11:09am

I was told there is no need to swab the bottle as only the needle will be getting anywhere near the contents.

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Permalink Reply by newtoheaven on October 13, 2011 at 9:58pm

Good. I don't feel so guilty about not swabbing anything! I was always self-conscious about checking my glucose in front of nurses and drs because it may seem unsanitary. I don't change lancets very often either. Maybe I should, though.

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Permalink Reply by Laura on October 16, 2011 at 7:15am

When my daughter was dx'ed with T1 4 years ago the hospital told me that I should swab the top right before the first use, but I didn't have to do it after that. Which I thought was weird. There must be something about the manufacture/shipping/storage of the insulin they're worried about.

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Permalink Reply by Trudy on October 16, 2011 at 8:27am

Hi Laura. I follow that procedure pretty much; that is, I swab any bottle, insulin or B12, when I first open it. Sometimes I swab the insulin bottle about two week's into it's use on MDI, just for good measure. Any time I do an infusion, I swab the insulin bottle. This has worked for me over the years.

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Permalink Reply by Bob Dehlendorf on October 16, 2011 at 8:20am

I have been a Type 1 for 30+ years and never once used swab or anything else to swipe a bottle.

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Permalink Reply by Nell on October 16, 2011 at 9:10am

I have never swabbed my insulin bottle, starting in spring of 1982. Never had an infection at injection site or at pump insertion site since 2001. I have always kept my current bottle of insulin at room temp, whether summer or winter. Never had a bottle of insulin 'go bad.' I used the beef/pork and then Humalog since some time in the 90's.

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Permalink Reply by nel on October 16, 2011 at 10:01am

I don't swab the insulin bottle ...do wash that body part with soap and water , prior to inserting infusion set .
PS I do wash my hands before finger pokes .

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Permalink Reply by catlover on October 16, 2011 at 12:30pm

I used to swab the bottle, now I don't. After reading so many people on this site saying they didn't and nothing ever happened. I never swabbed my skin, too drying and I shower everyday, so it is clean. I do keep swabs near my testing area and use a swab if some blood oozes out after the shot.

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Permalink Reply by jrtpup on October 16, 2011 at 12:46pm

I do swab my site before insertion, then use the same swab to swipe over the site I just took out. I tested and, of course, stuck my finger in my mouth in front of my endo and he just grinned. Don't refrigerate my open bottle of novalog either - I'm too lazy to wait for it to warm up when I need it!

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