Will accidental contact with insulin could cause an infection?
Patient: Hi, today while changing the needle from a novapen insulin for my mother who's a diabetic, I accidentally scratched my finger with it, to see if it was deep i squeezed it. first nothing happened but then i did it further more and a little blood came out, i cleaned the area with a sanitizer. Im a little worried if it may cause any sort of infection? please help Doctor: Hi,  You had needle stick injury from your mother's used needle. You need to clean the wound with anti septic solution like sprite  and betadine get a dressing for one day.   Now you need to check for your mother infection status and accordingly tested for that ( your mother infected with) with other viral marker ( Hiv ,hbsag , hcv ).  Generally there are least chance of needle stick infection but still there. There is no need to take any oral antibiotic untill infected .Hope it ll help Thanks n regards