LADA Life #14: Insulin Pens, Insulin Syringes, Insulin Pumps and Safe Disposal of Sharps

➡ Needle Clipper: https://amzn.to/4mE4euD 👚 T1 Shop, Support Insulin Affordability by Buying a Cool Shirt! https://www.t1international.com/t1i-shop/ #insulinforall 🚨 Get Your Medical Alert Necklace Here: https://amzn.to/4gjGvyk In LADA Life Podcast episode 14, Linnea May Huxford shares her personal experience with different ways of taking insulin—syringes, pens, and pumps—and the lessons she’s learned along the way. She talks about how important it is to get the right size of insulin syringes, including a doctor’s error she once encountered, and what it was like to switch to insulin pens. Linnea emphasizes the need to carefully distinguish between long-acting and short-acting insulin pens, since mixing them up can be dangerous. She also explains how she manages the practical side of living with diabetes: disposing of sharps safely. Linnea discusses her use of a needle cutter, how she handles infusion set sharps from her insulin pump, and why proper sharps disposal matters for safety. This episode offers both practical advice and real-life stories for anyone managing insulin therapy. FIND MORE FROM LINNEA MAY HUXFORD Connect, link, and share, to help spread the word about diabetes and mental health! BOOK: Success with LADA Diabetes https://amzn.to/49Sgow9 BLOG: https://insulinpumplife.com/ FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61575914762435 X.COM: https://x.com/Lin62866960 BLUEKSY: https://bsky.app/profile/insulinpumplife.com Note: Amazon links are affiliate links and a small commission may be earned by anything purchased through these links.