Thread: long on a lancet

I got busy and forgot to change it...

As a newbie how many times can you use one lancet before changing to a new one or should you change every time or once a day

you can change them?!!! lmao

I need to get a more set routine in place re changing the lancet. I haven't had any issues, but I have millions of them.

Quote: This is a complete surprise for me. I've been changing it everytime I take a reading, about 5 times a day. Elsinore, there’s nothing wrong with this – as usual it’s a case of YMMV and if you prefer to change the lancet every time, then that’s what you should do But some medical people will tell you it’s essential to change the lancet every time, and it isn’t, if you...

Thank goodness we all have that great gift called "choice" which gives us all the ability to choose for ourselves and not have someone dictate to us.

I change it when it wont make me bleed anymore

I use the BD 33 gauge lancets and change it once a day. These lancets are the thinnest and it stays sharp, easily, for the day. I test 15-16 times a day. You don't need to change the lancet unless, like Stump86 said, you are prone to infections or notice a decline in performance.

You'll find that some people very rarely change their lancet. Others do it more frequently. It's really up to you, unless you are prone to infections or notice a decline in performance when you don't change it, then you really don't need to change it unless you want to.

I change mine probably once a month! but It up to you when you can to change it!