What benefits are gained from having a good quality needle?
[back to insulin during pregnancy questions] Best Insulin Syringes: BD is constantly seeking to improve syringes and pen needles to make them more comfortable and easy to use. Some of our many product features include: Scale Alignment: It’s easy to hold a BD syringe with the flanges or wings side to side with the scale markings facing you. On some other brands, the scale is not always located in the same spot, and you may have to turn the syringe to see it. Flat-top plunger: Attached to the plunger in a BD syringe is a black rubber stopper that’s lined up with the scale markings in order to draw up a dose. The top of a BD rubber stopper is flat so that it’s easy to line up with the scale marks. Latex-free: Recognizing that latex sensitivity is an issue in the healthcare environment, BD insulin syringes and pen needles do not contain natural rubber latex. Smooth needles: Other needles can have microscopic burrs or imperfections in the steel, which can cause injections to be painful. BD’
