Low quality insulin needles in Madrid
"When you have to click between three and five times a day, a minimal difference in needles can reduce the life warm of the diabetics to the point of having anxiety and fear before each puncture," says Juan Antonio Illescas, president, presidentof the Federation of Diabetics of the Community of Madrid.
Madrid diabetics denounce that insulin needles distributed by health are of low quality and cause important complications.No other autonomous community buys these brands already.In addition, one of the brands recently bought by the Community of Madrid was already withdrawn from competition in the Basque Country, Valencia, Extremadura, Navarra and Galicia."Madrid has bought and distributed among the diabetics some needles withdrawn in other communities because they cause health problems to users."The consequences "a much more intense pain, unnecessary tear of the skin, bruises and spills, loss of insulin due to needle defects, problems penetrating the needle into the skin and a long etcetera," adds Illescas.Sources from the Community of Madrid recognize that these needles "exceed quality sampling."They also say that in 2010 a single product will be launched and the most accepted by patients throughout the national level. "
Madrid diabetics announce mobilizations if the community does not immediately withdraw these needles and threaten to collapse the health system by going to their social security centers daily to be treated by an ATS.“After requesting a meeting with Esperanza Aguirre and Juan José Güemes, the vice -councilor Ana Sánchez met with Patricia Flores, general director of Primary Care, and the affected managers."They promised that, in future competitions, the quality would be tested by the diabetics, the only users."However, in a recent contest in area 11, the denounced needles have been awarded for 2010."Our only intention is to improve the quality of life of diabetics."
