[Diabetes-Talk] Diabetes-Talk Digest, Vol 223, Issue 11

Tue Jun 30 12:21:01 UTC 2026

Ask if a nurse or pharmacist is willing to squeeze out the excess amount and recap it before he is discharged. The pharmacy at Kaiser would mot do this for my Mom and I had to have a friend help. It was infuriating.
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>   1. Accessible syringes for my husband. (Judy Jones)
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>   3. Re: Accessible syringes for my husband. (Eileen Scrivani )
>   4. Re: Accessible syringes for my husband. (Judy Jones)
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> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 15:36:08 -0700
> From: "Judy Jones" <sonshines59 at gmail.com>
> To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Accessible syringes for my husband.
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> Hello Everyone,
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>
>
> 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.
>
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> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:04:46 -0500
> From: <jamielgurganus at gmail.com>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Accessible syringes for my husband.
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> I had my pharmacist put a tactile notch in the plunger of the syringe, so I could draw up the correct amount of medicine for my kids.  I'm not sure if this could work doing the opposite  to squirt out the unused amount.  Or, you could ask your pharmacist to do this for him for the entire prescription, since it won't be something that needs to be done forever.
>
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>            Jamie
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Judy Jones via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Monday, June 29, 2026 5:36 PM
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> Cc: Judy Jones <sonshines59 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Accessible syringes for my husband.
>
> 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.
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 19:03:49 -0400
> From: "Eileen Scrivani " <etscrivani at verizon.net>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Accessible syringes for my husband.
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> I don't use this medication, but am wondering if it might be available in a Pen. If so that might be the best way of dosing the medication If it acts like most insulin pens where you dial up by turning the end of the pen. It clicks with each turn so say you turn the end of a pen twice for 2 units. You'll need to ask his doctor if the med is available in that format.
>
> HTH.
>
> Eileen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Judy Jones via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Monday, June 29, 2026 6:36 PM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Judy Jones <sonshines59 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Accessible syringes for my husband.
>
> 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.
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 17:42:32 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Judy Jones <sonshines59 at gmail.com>
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Accessible syringes for my husband.
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> Great! I'll check that out. This is new territory for both of us.
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Eileen Scrivani  via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Monday, June 29, 2026 04:04 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> CC: Eileen Scrivani <etscrivani at verizon.net>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Accessible syringes for my husband.
>
> I don't use this medication, but am wondering if it might be available in a Pen. If so that might be the best way of dosing the medication If it acts like most insulin pens where you dial up by turning the end of the pen. It clicks with each turn so say you turn the end of a pen twice for 2 units. You'll need to ask his doctor if the med is available in that format.
> HTH.
> Eileen
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Judy Jones via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Monday, June 29, 2026 6:36 PM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Judy Jones <sonshines59 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Accessible syringes for my husband.
> 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.
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