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Buying Syringes OTC in SO CAL (diabetes info needed)

shroomster

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I need to buy some gear tomorrow, but to my utter chagrin, the disparate syringe laws in CA are rather strict. The loop hole lay in individual store, not by chain. The hospital down the road from my condo is rather lenient, although I have been turned down a number of times before.

I want to walk out with those points in my hand this time. Last time around I was interrogated; i was asked what kind of insulin I used, how often and numerous other questions until, after failing miserably, walked out abashed and ashamed.

Here's the knowledge I'd like to be armed with:

a)what kind of insulin do diabetics use?
b)this is type 1, correct?
c)what kind of insulin do I use for 28g needle?
d)how many times a day do I use this?
e)anything else you think I should know off hand?
 
what happened to all of the needle exchanges over that way?

i don't know much about diabetes, but i do know wal-mart hooked me up with one hundred spikes without any question what-so-ever.
 
you pretty much just need to say you need short tip insulin needles. I usually say 30 gauge or whatever the smallest you carry is. The smaller the better <-- don't say that though, lol
 
yeah, don't give specific information about the needles themselves. that will send most pharmacies a red flag.

but honestly, even if you know everything there is to know about diabetes, most pharmacies still want a prescription before they hand them out.

i don't know all of the details, but a paramedic friend of mine told me that if you tell them your blood sugar is over 300 and and you forgot your script, and that if they can't help you then you will proceed to use an old needle you found in your trashbin, they might give you a couple. i'm not saying to do this, and i don't know all of the exact information.

but as i said before, i was pretty certain that there were a few exchanges over there. is this wrong, or no?
 
Your mother has type I diabetes. She gave you a list (in good hand-writing put a few shopping list items down) *sugar free candy *insulin needles (smaller is better cos they dont hurt as much) etc. Say that you want to be prepared because she went into a diabetic coma (what happens if type I don't get their insulin injections) last time she visited and you are terrified it could happen again.
 
lukw10 said:
Your mother has type I diabetes. She gave you a list (in good hand-writing put a few shopping list items down) *sugar free candy *insulin needles (smaller is better cos they dont hurt as much) etc. Say that you want to be prepared because she went into a diabetic coma (what happens if type I don't get their insulin injections) last time she visited and you are terrified it could happen again.
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this has never worked for me or anyone i know.

they will tell you "go get her prescription" or "have her call us" and then will proceed to run them through a gauntlet of questions (if they even go for it, which they rarely do as anyone can be on the other end of the phone). but usually without identification from the person with diabetes, or a script, they refuse.

but seeing as california has exchanges, i can't imagine it being that difficult to get spikes OTC.

as i said, if you have the time to wait, just order them. you can pay extra to have them delivered sooner.
 
This is pure bullshit.

I can't believe that anyone has to go through this just to get clean pins.

Do they honestly think that users will stop using drugs if they can't get a fresh pin for every shot?

Whoever is responsible for these laws needs to pull their head out of the fucking dark-ages.
 
^ It's the law, but its still easy to buy them if you are polite and don't look like a total junkie.
I've never needed to say any BS about diabetes, and I'm in a small conservative CA suburb.
 
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