"Cheri" > wrote in message
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> "Julie Bove" > wrote in message
> ...
>>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/
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>> http://www.sharecare.com/health/diab...replace-lancet
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>> http://www.diabetesabc-uk.com/how-of...ancet-t91.html
>>
>> There are plenty of other links but you get the picture.
>
> 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.

Yes. But someone here claimed I was dirty for not changing mine or couldn't
afford to. I was trying to prove to her that this was wrong.