Looking for CALIPERS? Sale at Harbor Freight!

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Doug N Libby

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Posted this in TR, posting here, too, in case anybody here is looking.

Seems like a lot of people have been interested in calipers lately. I was posting to Debbie and Lucian just now and saw Harbor Freight is having a sale, not sure how long, though. Here's what I said to Debbie:

"For dosing, I wear my bifocals (I have a friend on here who said she wore two pairs of glasses when dosing!), we use calipers and a lighted magnifier. We bought the calipers and magnifier from Harbor Freight. The calipers we use are on sale right now for $9! http://www.harborfreight.com/4-inch-dig ... 47256.html. They have different magnifiers, but here's the one we use http://www.harborfreight.com/desktop-ma ... 96358.html. It's $7.99, but in-store only. The light isn't so hot, but I like the magnifier part. They also have this one on sale for $3.99 http://www.harborfreight.com/magnifier- ... 38896.html. You can't beat that with a stick!"

Hope this helps -

Libby (& Hershey, too!)
 
Thanks for the tip on the sale, but
I don't understand how you use calipers on injections? Does this instrument put it in the syringe?
 
Thanks for the tip on the sale, but
I don't understand how you use calipers on injections? Does this instrument put it in the syringe?
 
Hey, Deb -

I'm not the best at explaining, but I'll give it a shot. No, it doesn't put the insulin in the syringe for you. Some people started using calipers because they noticed that not all syringes are marked the same, even within the same brand. That means you may not always be giving the same amount of insulin. We started using them to help us measure the small or odd doses, like .65u. Then, it wouldn't matter who drew it up, the dose would be consistent.

Here's a link from September about using calipers: http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=79851&hilit=calipers. I hope this helps a little.
 
At $4 each, can't beat that.

I will take one to my alterations place and see if our 80+ lady likes it. if so I might order more.
 
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