Comments on: Reusing Syringes & Lancets – My View [Part 5] http://bloggingdiabetes.com/2008/12/reusing-syringes-lancets-my-view-part-5/ A Blog About Real Living with Diabetes Sat, 24 Jul 2010 23:26:00 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jill http://bloggingdiabetes.com/2008/12/reusing-syringes-lancets-my-view-part-5/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Jill Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:34:59 +0000 http://bloggingdiabetes.com/2008/12/reusing-syringes-lancets-my-view-part-5/#comment-62 Tony, We've tried testing on her arms and it seems like its harder to get blood and she squeezed one time and ended up with a bruise. She just chooses to do her fingers and since she alternates sides of her fingers then its not too bad. When shes testing more than normal (when shes sick or doesnt feel right) then they getting a little sore....but shes got 8 fingers to use each side of so its not too bad. Our Endo makes us bring her meter but thats because they download the info from it. We always carry it anyway. We go back in January and it will be interesting to see what her forst A1c is since being diagnosed 6mo ago. Tony,
We’ve tried testing on her arms and it seems like its harder to get blood and she squeezed one time and ended up with a bruise. She just chooses to do her fingers and since she alternates sides of her fingers then its not too bad. When shes testing more than normal (when shes sick or doesnt feel right) then they getting a little sore….but shes got 8 fingers to use each side of so its not too bad.

Our Endo makes us bring her meter but thats because they download the info from it. We always carry it anyway. We go back in January and it will be interesting to see what her forst A1c is since being diagnosed 6mo ago.

]]> By: Tony http://bloggingdiabetes.com/2008/12/reusing-syringes-lancets-my-view-part-5/comment-page-1/#comment-60 Tony Sun, 14 Dec 2008 14:28:29 +0000 http://bloggingdiabetes.com/2008/12/reusing-syringes-lancets-my-view-part-5/#comment-60 Thanks for the comment Jill! If I had a child with diabetes, I would probably try to use more different locations, like the arms, than I would fingers. I tried another lancet device and didn't like it at all. I have the BD one shown here and also have a backup just in case. I go to my Endo this Thursday and one of the things that I hate is their lancet device that they use. I swear the needle comes out the other side of my finger. AND, they do not have the ability to adjust it. The device is very archaic. This time I'm going to bring my own meter and lancets to test there instead of using their supplies. Thanks again! Thanks for the comment Jill!

If I had a child with diabetes, I would probably try to use more different locations, like the arms, than I would fingers. I tried another lancet device and didn’t like it at all. I have the BD one shown here and also have a backup just in case.

I go to my Endo this Thursday and one of the things that I hate is their lancet device that they use. I swear the needle comes out the other side of my finger. AND, they do not have the ability to adjust it. The device is very archaic. This time I’m going to bring my own meter and lancets to test there instead of using their supplies.

Thanks again!

]]> By: Jill http://bloggingdiabetes.com/2008/12/reusing-syringes-lancets-my-view-part-5/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Jill Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:02:41 +0000 http://bloggingdiabetes.com/2008/12/reusing-syringes-lancets-my-view-part-5/#comment-58 We will reuse the lancets but NEVER reuse the syringes! Im not willing to take the risk on the needle breaking or bending. You use the same lancets that I use for Kacey. She likes them much better than one of the brands that came with her meter. Her fingers don't look too bad...you can really tell after she has art class because the paint gets in the "holes". She also has her "poker" set on a number 1 :) Thanks for all the great info this week! We will reuse the lancets but NEVER reuse the syringes! Im not willing to take the risk on the needle breaking or bending. You use the same lancets that I use for Kacey. She likes them much better than one of the brands that came with her meter. Her fingers don’t look too bad…you can really tell after she has art class because the paint gets in the “holes”. She also has her “poker” set on a number 1 :) Thanks for all the great info this week!

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