meter info

ragman

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as i am new i have been reading posts on here and have got myself a meter , i know how it works but what i would like to know is how many times can i use a lancet before i should change it , every time or can i use it a few times ????
 

LittleGreyCat

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AFAIK you should change the lancet each time.
Otherwise you have a sharp object with blood traces on it which can host nasty organisms.
 

Rivig

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I change it about once every 20 stabs if not more lol :D not had an infection yet, but there's still time.
Usually change when it blunts & starts hurting more :(
 

daisy1

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I don't change every time either. Just change if it hurts afterwards. :)
 

cugila

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Most of us know what we SHOULD do - change every time. However I don't do that. I use a multiclix drum of 6 lancets each week and probably test a total of 40+ times ....... No problems, no infections at all. My personal choice. Just do what youi think is right and comfortable. Its only a pinprick - not an invasive procedure.
 

LittleGreyCat

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Trying to find low carb meals when eating out.
daisy1 said:
I don't change every time either. Just change if it hurts afterwards. :)

For me that equates to changing it every time.
I have wimp fingers.
 

ragman

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thanks for all the replies , anything that cuts the cost is worth knowing , you people are the ones who know these answers not the doctors ,