On Sat, 6 Sep 2014 09:20:31 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>
>"John Kuthe" > wrote in message
.. .
>> 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...
>
>Actually the sharp ones hurt more IME after 17 years, but the lancet and
>needle makers appreciate it for sure.
>
>Cheri

I cannot and will question your report of your perception of pain,
but I cannot imagine why.

John Kuthe...

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