Stuck myself with the cat's lancet

The cat and I are both diabetic. I check my own sugar 6-8 times per
day, I check his twice. We have separate glucometer kits. Today, while
preparing to check the cat's sugar, I had a brain fart and instead of
lancing the cat I lanced my own forearm with a lancet that had been
previously used on the cat.

I immediately rinsed it with alcohol, but what are the chances I
caught anything from the incident?

Richard Evans wrote:
The cat and I are both diabetic. I check my own sugar 6-8 times per
day, I check his twice. We have separate glucometer kits. Today, while
preparing to check the cat's sugar, I had a brain fart and instead of
lancing the cat I lanced my own forearm with a lancet that had been
previously used on the cat.

I immediately rinsed it with alcohol, but what are the chances I
caught anything from the incident?

why are you reusing lancets??

Lynne wrote:

Richard Evans wrote:
The cat and I are both diabetic. I check my own sugar 6-8 times per
day, I check his twice. We have separate glucometer kits. Today, while
preparing to check the cat's sugar, I had a brain fart and instead of
lancing the cat I lanced my own forearm with a lancet that had been
previously used on the cat.

I immediately rinsed it with alcohol, but what are the chances I
caught anything from the incident?

why are you reusing lancets??

Because that's been my practice for over ten years. Most diabetics
change lancets once or twice a year , if that.

"Matthew" wrote:

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OMG YOU NEED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW
YOU HAVE CAUGHT A VERY TERRIBLE DISEASE

Can you figure out what it is if not I am sure while the ER staff is
laughing at you

Why in the heck are you reusing lancets they are the most cheapest thing in
a diabetic kit and once you use them they become blunt

You guys aren't diabetics, are you? Diabetics change lancets maybe
twice a year, if that. The cat gets no better treatment than I give
myself. I've personally used the same lancet literally a thousand
times, and it never became noticeably blunt.

Richard Evans wrote:
"Matthew" wrote:

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OMG YOU NEED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW
YOU HAVE CAUGHT A VERY TERRIBLE DISEASE

Can you figure out what it is if not I am sure while the ER staff is
laughing at you

Why in the heck are you reusing lancets they are the most cheapest thing in
a diabetic kit and once you use them they become blunt

You guys aren't diabetics, are you? Diabetics change lancets maybe
twice a year, if that. The cat gets no better treatment than I give
myself. I've personally used the same lancet literally a thousand
times, and it never became noticeably blunt.

Uh, I test my blood sugar sometimes as much as 10 times per day. I never
reuse lancets.

Are you misusing terminology?? The lancet is the actual needle, not the
thing that holds it. I'm pretty sure that is called a lancet holder.
Lancets are CHEAP and meant to be used ONE TIME.

"Richard Evans" wrote in message
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The cat and I are both diabetic. I check my own sugar 6-8 times per
day, I check his twice. We have separate glucometer kits. Today, while
preparing to check the cat's sugar, I had a brain fart and instead of
lancing the cat I lanced my own forearm with a lancet that had been
previously used on the cat.

I immediately rinsed it with alcohol, but what are the chances I
caught anything from the incident?

Hi Richard,

I'm just guessing, but I doubt that you can get anything harmful from your
cat's lancet. Most things people worry about catching from their cat
include ringworm (direct contact with skin), toxoplasmosis (from feces) and
cat scratch fever (method of transmission obvious--cat scratch). I imagine
being a family pet that it's unlikely your cat has any of these things, and
none of them have to do with blood. According to a little googling, the
blood diseases that may be carried by a cat--feline leukemia and feline
immunodeficiency virus--cannot be transmitted to humans.
--
Best regards,
Michelle C., T2
diet & exercise
BMI 21.5

"Richard Evans" wrote in message
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The cat and I are both diabetic. I check my own sugar 6-8 times per
day, I check his twice. We have separate glucometer kits. Today, while
preparing to check the cat's sugar, I had a brain fart and instead of
lancing the cat I lanced my own forearm with a lancet that had been
previously used on the cat.

I immediately rinsed it with alcohol, but what are the chances I
caught anything from the incident?

Oh wow! I don't know what the chances are, but how in the heck do you
lancet a cat? I know mine would never sit still for it and would lancet me
with her teeth and claws if I tried it.

"Lynne" wrote in message
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Richard Evans wrote:
The cat and I are both diabetic. I check my own sugar 6-8 times per
day, I check his twice. We have separate glucometer kits. Today, while
preparing to check the cat's sugar, I had a brain fart and instead of
lancing the cat I lanced my own forearm with a lancet that had been
previously used on the cat.

I immediately rinsed it with alcohol, but what are the chances I
caught anything from the incident?

why are you reusing lancets??

Most people do. No need to use a fresh one. They are more painful. Only
use a fresh one if you are lancing someone else.

Where the heck have you been..........................Most diabetics DO NOT
reuse a lancelet. You are letting yourself wide open for an infection
sooner or later. Beside lancelets are the cheapest part don't be stupid.
And yes I am diabetic my doctor would smack me upside the head if I told him
I was reusing lancelets.

Celeste

"Richard Evans" wrote in message
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Lynne wrote:

Richard Evans wrote:
The cat and I are both diabetic. I check my own sugar 6-8 times per
day, I check his twice. We have separate glucometer kits. Today, while
preparing to check the cat's sugar, I had a brain fart and instead of
lancing the cat I lanced my own forearm with a lancet that had been
previously used on the cat.

I immediately rinsed it with alcohol, but what are the chances I
caught anything from the incident?

why are you reusing lancets??

Because that's been my practice for over ten years. Most diabetics
change lancets once or twice a year , if that.

"Spot" wrote in message news:n8d7k.94$Wr.62@trndny04...
Where the heck have you been..........................Most diabetics DO
NOT reuse a lancelet. You are letting yourself wide open for an infection
sooner or later. Beside lancelets are the cheapest part don't be stupid.
And yes I am diabetic my doctor would smack me upside the head if I told
him I was reusing lancelets.

It's your own blood, where does the infection come from? It is perfectly
safe to reuse lancets as long as they are your own. I change mine maybe
once a week. If you use a alcohol swab you can always clean it before use.
They do get dull after a while and you can always tell because you can feel
it.

Paul