This was discussed before and someone posted a close up of a needle after it's been used once, that was enough for me to NEVER ever ever ever re-use a needle. Nevermind the thought of the needle breaking off in your skin!
If you saw a super duper magyfied picture of a fork surface you wouldn't stick in your mouth anything coming of the needle wouldn't be enough to cause harm
No infection or not with people, nobody should ever re-use a needle for injecting. If your regularly injecting then your skin is tender enough with multiple jabs never mind using a dirty needle. Sorry but that's basically what it is if your re-using it as it is no longer sterile.
Items are sterlized to prevent forgein bodies that the individual isn't used to causing problems, the use once is to ensure that the item isn't used from one patient to the next, the germs we have living on/in our bodies don't cause the individual harm only other people
I would rather eat something off the floor than re-use a needle.
I don't eat anything of my floor, due to having two dogs and a cat, plus out door shoes walking across it, but in over 20 years of using a needle more than once, never had an infection, my husband has done it for over 30 years..
I use a pump now and change the set every two days, i wouldn't re-use a set either.
Not sure about the metal sets as I've not used them, only the Teflon ones and these would be impossible to reuse
I also change the lancet everytime i test, i have an accu-chek one that uses a six lancet drum, so it's easy to turn it round after you've used it so next time you get a fresh one. I've proabably forgotten a few times in the past to change it though!
When you consider when I first starting taking BG's the only available lancet was akin to a razor blade and they sliced large holes in your fingers, a basic 5 a day testing regime did leave your find very sore, todays lancets are so fine and small I've never experienced any soreness with them