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Hi its me again with another question. The clinic gave me 2 lantus solostar pens but the only had a handful of the pen needles. They are bd 4 mm mini. Can I use a different size? They are 35 at walmart.
a question about lantus solostar
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Yes, I use 13 MM you can use any needle that fits. Just make sure you inject into fat and not so deep you hit muscle.
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·I use 8mm myself have too much "leakage" with 4mm.
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these 4mm size are nice . well i mean if you have to stick yourself with a needle upteen times a day they are.
they are so thin & fine,& short, they will bend a little 'after' you have used it.
sometimes with the bigger ones, 5mm, I could reuse it now & then. when I had to inject twice. I notice this little babies slightly bent. so I toss them.
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I use these too. I love them. Most of the time, I don't feel that much. I know they make all sorts of different generic sizes.
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Yes, you can use a different size. I use the 8mm for both my Lantus and my Novalog with no problem.
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The first time I injected myself with the Solostar and 4mm Nano....I thought that it didn't work. I felt nothing. Great invention
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