Re: Stuck myself with the cat's lancet

On Jun 21, 6:12 pm, Lynne <unmonitored.em...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Paul M. Cook wrote:
> > It's your own blood, where does the infection come from?  It is
perfectly
> > safe to reuse lancets as long as they are your own.  I change mine
maybe
> > once a week.  If you use a alcohol swab you can always clean it before
use.
> > They do get dull after a while and you can always tell because you can
feel
> > it.
>
> > Paul
>
> Very interesting.  I never would have thought this would be okay, but
> after reading the old threads on asd, I may just start reusing mine as
> well.  It wouldn't be about money, but about lessening my environmental
> impact just a little bit.
>
> I'm new to all this so this may be a dumb question, but that's never
> stopped me before: are there any recycling options for lancets?  It
> always bugs me to toss them, and so many of them.

Former hospital worker here can tell you that used needles, which is
the nearest item to "lancets" (maybe they call them that because the
general public has aversion to word "needles" LOL) I can come up with
in inpatient hospital use, are classified as "sharps" and immediately
after use placed in bright red disposal containers which along with
non-needle items such as cotton, cloth, etc. with blood products or
body fluids placed in specially marked containers for them, are
disposed of complying with Federal specifications for such waste
disposal.
Outside of hospitals, however, as I said being as I am not a frequent
user of "lancets" for testing I admit that the only request which I
see
on the box and I'm ignorant of what else is suggested for home safe
disposal is this: suggested placing in metal container such as empty
soda or beer can and taping top opening shut. More frequent users
may know more but I doubt recycling contaminated items is possible;
the companies they pay to dispose in compliance actually from what
I was told burn this type of waste.