? 6/15 Shooter - thinking syringes are different

[Heather & Shooter]

6/15 Shooter Yikes! AMPS 280 then +7 41! | Feline Diabetes Message Board - FDMB

Ok, so I don't think it's a true dose reduction that Shooter got tonight. I switched from CarePoint Vet syringes to BD syringes. Even though the line was on 2.25 as usual it felt like more insulin went into him, but I thought maybe it was just in my head. Tonight when I went to shoot a 2 instead of 2.25 I decided to take an old CP syringe and a new BD syringe put the same amount of water in each then make a droplet on the counter. The BD was a slightly bigger droplet. Has anyone ever experienced this with different brands?

 

[tiffmaxee]

I think you are right. I strongly suggest that you get digital calipers. They make dosing more accurate. Have you seen the video?

https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/dosing-with-calipers-updated-w-videos.79851/#post-862835

 

[Heather & Shooter]

I think you are right. I strongly suggest that you get digital calipers. They make dosing more accurate. Have you seen the video?

https://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/threads/dosing-with-calipers-updated-w-videos.79851/#post-862835

Thanks for the info! That's crazy! They should be more regulated. That could be life or death for an animal.

 

[tiffmaxee]

There’s a hub in the BD syringes. Fir humans being off a little doesn’t matter but like you sad with cats a little is a lot! Even the starting line is crooked and not always in the right place on the best of syringes.

 

[Wendy&Neko]

The markings of the lines on the BD syringes are notoriously bad and can vary from bag to bag. I'd often see 1/3 of a unit below the zero line. Then a bag where they were perfect. When you first use a syringe, push the plunger all the way in to see where it lines up compared to the printed zero line.