[Diabetes-Talk] Accessible syringes for my husband.

[Judy Jones]

Hello Everyone,

 

My husband is coming home from the hospital, and my question concerns not
diabetes so much as accessible syringes, so thought this would be a good
place to go.

 

He is on Warfarin blood thinner.  Because of a procedure they had to do,
they needed to give him a clotting agent, which has not yet cleared his
body, bringing his INR down low.  The INR is gradually rising to the correct
level as the clotting agent clears out.

 

He could come home any time, but also needs a Lovenox shot along with the
Warfarin.

 

That shot comes in a preloaded syringe, and most people squirt out the
amount not needed to get to their prescribed dose.  

 

If anyone is facing a similar dosage situation, how are you managing to
handle it?  He would need the shot twice daily. 

 

Thanks so much for any help you can give.