On Sunday, September 7, 2014 7:53:37 PM UTC-4, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> DreadfulBitch wrote:
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> >After spending two weeks in the hospital recently, and being poked far
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> >too many times during the day, i've decided to get some lancets that are
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> >meant for only one use. Those in the hospital are much less painful
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> >than my current lancet and they produce a bit more blood than I'm able
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> >to currently.
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> >http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0015TGS9W/...I15QMKWNP630CM
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> >OR:
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> >http://goo.gl/3YBVOL
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> Why would anyone want to use a lancet more then once? Even for my
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> diabetic cat I use hypodermics only once, they are cheap enough since
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> I've been buying them at Walmart; $18/100, from the Vet $46. The ones
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> from Walmart are much better quality syringes too.
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> http://www.walmart.com/ip/ReliOn-33G...100ct/15084052
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> I hope you're feeling better.



I have to agree. When I was testing my cat's sugar, I always used a fresh lancet and fresh syringe for the insulin. It's not like they cost a fortune, and I sure didn't want to cause him undue pain.

I can't imagine a person using the same 'equibmin' twice.