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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

Family Physician

Exp 50 years

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Dr. Saisudha Kotla
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Dr. Saisudha Kotla

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Dr. Nagamani Ng

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Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi
MD
Dr. Dorina Gurabardhi

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Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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Dr. Vaishalee Punj

General & Family Physician

Exp 16 years

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Dr.  Aarti Abraham MD

Hi dr. I am 35 weeks pregnant and have gestational diabetes . I am taking insulin injections. I wanted to know is it safe to reuse the syringe for taking insulin injection? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Aarti Abraham ( OBGYN)
Dr. Ivo Ditah MD

i was giving insulin sub cut to a patient there was no blood when i withdrew needle but i acccidently stabbed myself on my finger is it possible to get an infection from insulin syringe and sub cut ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivo Ditah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Mirjeta Guni MD

I am an insulin-dependent diabetic. Today, I was not feeling well and accidentally injected "air" into my body because I , mistakenly, thought I'd filled the syringe with insulin. Will I be okay if it ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mirjeta Guni ( Endocrinologist)
Dr.   Abhay A Mali MD

Hi, My name is XXXX I work in BMC Software Ltd. XXXXXXX My Father is Diabetic & takes insulin on regular basis. He injects the insulin near his belly area. Few days back while injecting, the syringe it... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Abhay A Mali ( Diabetologist)
Dr. Shehzad Topiwala MD

My daughter, a type 1 diabetic, accidentally injected 16 units of air into her arm with her insulin syringe. She meant to inject the air into her vial of Lantus , then draw up the insulin, but we were ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shehzad Topiwala ( Endocrinologist)

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Dr. Muhammad Ali Rauf MD

Hi Doctor, my father is diabetic & left his insulin used syringe on bed. The used syringe were taken by my son, who is 20 months old now, and pricked in his hand. yes, syringe does not contain... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Ali Rauf ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Muhammad Ali Rauf MD

insulin. She thinks she might have actually forgot to put any insulin into the syringe! But she had pulled ...What happens if you accidentally inject yourself with air instead of insulin? The... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Muhammad Ali Rauf ( General & Family Physician)
Dr.   Satnarain Bansal MD

I received a vial of HCG that says 10000 I.U. / 1 mil. I have insulin syringes that have the lowest number at 10 and the highest at 100. I m supposed to take 500 IU. What number on the syringe do I draw it ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Satnarain Bansal ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar MD

My 2 n half years old son while playing accidentally pricked insulin syring while my father was about to inject to himself. Although no insulin was injected to my son just the needle got pricked. My ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Kaushal Bhavsar ( Pulmonologist)
Dr. Shreya Kunder MD

insulin injection when I pricked my finger with the unused needle after filling the syringe with Levimir. What harm to me, if any, is his insulin medication? I am not diabetic. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shreya Kunder ( General & Family Physician)