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A member asked:
What are risks of sharing glucometer (transmission of disease) when pricking is done from different lancets. thanks?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
None: There are no inherent risks to share a glucometer with someone else per se. That being said, I advise against it, as it clouds the picture of the 7, 14, and 30 day average calculation for a given patient. These help your doctor better monitor a specific patient.
Answered 4/2/2015
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Sharing glucometer: No risk occurs if using different lancets.
Answered 8/31/2014
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