"Cherry" > wrote in message
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A lot of people do when first starting out then they realize it's not at all
necessary unless testing someone else. I change mine when it begins to dull,
usually every 7 or 8 months, but if someone wants to change everytime they
test, no biggie. Certainly up to the individual.

Cheri

I'm trying very hard to understand the logic of this. A box of 200 lancets
would last you approximately 28 years, will your machine still be working in
that time? Probably not, but you will still have unused lancets which in
most likelyhood will not work with the newer machines. So the point of not
using a clean and sharp lancet everytime is?

Cherry

I'm not really here saying what others should or shouldn't do Cherry, just
to say what I do. I have a couple of different lancet devices, an Acu-Chek
and a Soft-Clix, the Soft-Clix is still working after 17 years, and the
Acu-Chek is several years old too. They both came with free lancets, and my
friend gave me about 20 for the Soft-Clix, so I have never bought lancets
and as I said, I change only when they get dull which varies with testing,
but usually 7-8 months with one lancet.


A box of 200 would last me several lifetimes. :-)

Cheri