give insulin to a diabetic who's allergic to latex

October 1997

It's hard to give insulin to a diabetic who's allergic to latex.

Latex is in many insulin syringes and vial tops. This is such a problem that the FDA will soon require warnings on all latex-containing products. The hard part is to find latex-free diabetic products.

Recommend Terumo's insulin syringes...they're latex-free.

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