Medical advice is to only use lancets and needles once. Each use blunts the end and can cause pain or problems.
There are lots of people who use them repeatedly without issue but as I've said before, there are many smokers who will not get lung cancer still doesn't make smoking ok
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I have a sharps container too, when I go away from home I use either the test strip container or a tic tac box. I would never put a bare needle in a waste/rubbish binand I also poke the needle into the lid of the next lancet so no-one can catch themselves on it if they put their hands into the bin, but should I be throwing it away in my general household waste or should I be using a more safe way of disposing? I've not had my 1st meeting yet with my Diabetic nurse so thought I'd ask you guys instead.
I have used my lancet for over a year, test approximately 3 times a week never had any problems,it was getting prettyI use a lancet until it loses its sharpness, roughly about every 50 uses. I don't clean it but do wash my hand thoroughly before testing. When I was given a meter by the nurse 4 years ago, I was also given a large yellow box to put the used lancets in. It is still nowhere near full. My used testing strips go into the general rubbish bin as I carry nothing that is a threat to others.
I only change mine when it starts to get blunt.I have used my lancet for over a year, test approximately 3 times a week never had any problems,it was getting pretty
Dull towards the end.
Press harder and they last for ever.I only change mine when it starts to get blunt.
I have also read that you can get a false reading if you reuse the lancets.I have been diabetic for nearly 22 years, I was always told never to reuse needles or lancets. Once used they tend to dull, also with lancets you could run the risk of false readings if any blood remains on them from previous use or if you try to clean/re-sterilise them, the solution could also cause a false reading too. I know things have advanced a lot in that time, but even based on thw dulling of the tips it would make it more painfull over time.
I don't see how because it only punctures a new hole allowing fresh blood to flow.I have also read that you can get a false reading if you reuse the lancets.
I suppose if there is any signs of blood on the needle and it is reused it may give a false reading. It also states in my meter instruction book the same.I don't see how because it only punctures a new hole allowing fresh blood to flow.
Have you got a link for that, as I think this is a nonsense.I have also read that you can get a false reading if you reuse the lancets.
I concur with this.I don't see how because it only punctures a new hole allowing fresh blood to flow.