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But do you know that most of the healthcare professionals in hospitals and pharmacies use the same pen by changing lancet each time? I have not used any publicly available device. This device is just being used by my mom and she is married and I don't think she has any STDs or other Hepatitis...

I have been because I had cavities and I have also got STD screening in the past month. I know about STDs.

I am sexually active but I do not have any bloodborne diseases and neither does my mom.

It is getting serious. I mean are you talking about my mom getting some sort of blood infection from me?

I just talked to a physician on a phone call. She said that I do not have any material risk. Sharing the device after changing the needle has the risk of HBV (Hepatitis B Virus) but it is extremely low and negligible. Anyhow, I know that my mom is not a patient of Hepatitis so there is no risk...

I checked my glucose levels and it was at 80 in the morning with fasting so my blood sugar levels are perfectly normal i guess

Edit: Yes you are right about that link. But as per CDC Fingerstick devices are lancing devices that hold the lancet. CDC Website states: CDC link: https://www.cdc.gov/injectionsafety/fingerstick-devicesbgm.html

Check this link: https://www.healthline.com/health/blood-glucose-monitoring#procedure it says

Yes but I was just reading on the CDC website that sharing the outer body of fingerstick pen can cause deadly diseases.

Yes so by changing lancet and strip for each patient, is there any risk of infection of some sort?

Can you please tell me that how I can check if fingerstick is designed to test more than one persons by changing lancet each time?

Thank you for assurance. Yes, I am taking good care of her.

I I am 22 years old. My number was 80 with fasting in the morning.

Hi Jaylee, I don't have diabetes. I tested my glucose levels just to check the number. That's it.

My mother is a diabetic and heart patient. She has no STDs or something like that. I changed the lancet and used the finger pricking pen of my mom. I checked the cap and there was no blood on it or anything. I was just worrying that maybe I will get some sort of infection or diabetes because of...