On Sat, 6 Sep 2014 05:51:21 -0700 (PDT), Cherry >
wrote:

>On Saturday, September 6, 2014 12:58:53 PM UTC+1, Julie Bove wrote:
>> I looked this up since I got such a nasty reply when I told sf that it was
>not necessary for her husband to change the lancet with each test. Unless
>of course he was testing someone else. So... Here are some links that
>prove that it is not necessary.
>>
>http://integrateddiabetes.com/Articl...s%20health.pdf
>>
>http://diabeteshealth.com/read/2005/...nging-lancets/
>>
>http://www.sharecare.com/health/diab...replace-lancet
>>
>http://www.diabetesabc-uk.com/how-of...ancet-t91.html
>>
>There are plenty of other links but you get the picture.
>
>
>Firstly, it was not my intention to be nasty. However, I was amazed that anyone could re-use a lancet and for such an extended length of time.
>
>Secondly, medical professionals advocate using a fresh lancet everytime because the lancet will pick up whatever is on and in your finger at the time of use. This in itself will stop you from getting a clear and proper reading. Also anything that is on the lancet will be going into your finger everytime you re-use it leaving you liable to infection. Apart from which, why do think they sell them in boxes of 200? They are so cheap to buy that there is no need to re-use them.
>
>Thirdly, I have never heard or known of anyone re-using lancets before.
>
>Cherry
>
>Cherry

I saw a microscope pic of syringe tips after 1,2,3 and finally 6
injections, and it's amazed me how on a microscopic scale, you can see
how the original very sharp and pointed tip gets bent over more and
more with each injection!!

You want as pain free poke as you can get? Used a brand new lancet!
And miss all the nerve endings if you can.

John Kuthe...

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