"John Kuthe" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 6 Sep 2014 09:20:31 -0700, "Cheri" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"John Kuthe" > wrote in message
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>>> 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.

She's right. Although whatever kind of super skinny needles I use on my
syringes do get bent to hell quite easily. Often I bend them just trying to
get the cap off. Do I use them bent? Yep. I use the minis on my pen and
have never seen those bend. I think the longer the needle, the more likely
it is to bend.