"barbie gee" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 6 Sep 2014, David E. Ross wrote:
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>> On 9/6/2014 5:51 AM, 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
>>>
>>
>> This is something to discuss with the patient's doctor, not on a
>> newsgroup. If someone has diabetes, that person should be seeing a
>> doctor about 3-4 time a year for a recheck (e.g., an A1C test). That
>> person should also provide the doctor with a log of test results.
>>
>
> yeah, this.
>
> Why the hell we're talking about this on a food group, I don't understand.
> The diabeeters should be discussed elsewhere.

Why? We have plenty of diabetics here and it was marked OT.