Sharps for Dexcom applicators

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    Meghan Anderson
    Participant

    How do folks dispose of the Dexcom applicator (sharps)? what size sharps container/opening fits the hand held applicator?
    I am a health director for a overnight camp for week long campers of typical health. We do not stock needles, but do have a couple campers with Type 1 diabetes that come to camp if they are able to manage their own supplies/ sugars, etc. We have a few campers with the Dexcom appliances are trying to plan for disposal. I wrote to Dexcom and have not heard back ;(

    #55383
    Vicki Cutshall
    Participant

    Hello,
    Camp Hodia, in Idaho, is a diabetes camp for T1 campers. We use the same principle the campers would use at home for sensor inserters. Since the housing is completed enclosed for the needle once it is inserted, the inserter is disposed of in regular trash–admittedly bulky and a lot of waste. Even in the unlikely event of blood on the exterior of the housing, it would be very small, similar to removing a band aide and disposing in regular trash.
    To add if helpful, the preloaded insertion devices, however, for pump TUBING (AutoSoft is an example) with a base and a pop on/off cap, we DO have a large sharps container in the Health Center for disposal since it is conceivable the cap could be dislodged and a bare needle exposed if it were placed in trash. Camper or staff member just brings it in for disposal.

    #55484
    Meghan Anderson
    Participant

    Thank you Camp Hodia- invaluable advice!
    What sharps container do you use that fits the AutoSoft? Some of the containers (McKesson 2 gallon-flat top) don’t have big enough mouth openings to receive some of the insertion devices.
    Many thanks.

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