RE: [IP] Re: Changing Lancets
George, You need a very fine soap stone.
John S Wilkinson,
Rome, New York
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Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 9:34 AM
To: email @ redacted
Subject: Re: [IP] Re: Changing Lancets
On 7/31/06, email @ redacted <email @ redacted> wrote:
> Well, I can feel very good about myself that I am NOT contributing to
> the
> wealth of those making the big bucks from the lancets. There wasn't
anyone here
> that replied they suffered from an infection from using a lancet for
> a week, a month or a year or longer. I was using 1 a day, maybe I'll
> try 1 every other day.
> suzeeq MM 515 4/2005
OK, I HAVE had an infection from a lancet stick. More than likely it was
from something on the skin rather than from anything left on the lancet, but
what the heck, so I changed FIVE times that year (or was it 3, I think I
forgot both DST changes) The infection cleared in a few days, no
anti-biotics necessary. That did NOT alter my frequency of changes. When
the lancet starts pulling the skin back due to the barb on the end of it,
then I will change (or maybe I'll try
sharpening it like we used to do with our needles) ;-)
George
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