Re: Stuck myself with the cat's lancet

"John" <jcarney44_remove_@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Paul M. Cook" <pmcook@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote
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>> 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
>
> Once a week! Sometimes I'll literally go months and net feel any 
> difference.
>

I keep about a half dozen in my test kit and just swap them out when the 
idea strikes.  Usually 1 a week, less is not uncommon.  I was diagnosed in

May of 06, bought a box of 200 lancets and still have more than half them.

Paul