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Poll Results   Do you or your child reuse lancets or syringes?         I reuse lancets and syringes     11%     86         I reuse lancets but not syringes     63%     478         I reuse syringes but not lancets     1%     3         I don't reuse lancets or syringes     21%     159         I occasionally reuse either lancets or syringes     3%     28   Total votes: 754

Do you or your child reuse lancets or syringes? Poll dates: September 21 - 28, 2003 Total Votes: 754 Given the cost of diabetes supplies, many people find that reusing lancets and syringes makes sense. Over half (63%) of our respondents reuse just lancets. 11% report reusing both lancets and syringes. Only 1% report reusing syringes but not lancets. Some people (2%) reuse lancets or syringes on occasion. You can safely reuse lancets and syringes if you follow the guidelines outlined in Reuse Your Syringes and Lancets. See also Needle Reuse, which includes photomicrographs of an insulin syringe needle before and after reuse. The table below shows how readers have responded to this poll in the past. Answer    Sep 2003 Sep 2002 May 2001 May 1999 Reuse lancets and syringes    11% 13% 13% 17% Reuse lancets but not syringes    63% 61% 54% 51% Reuse syringes but not lancets    1% 1% 1% 1% Don't reuse    21% 21% 26% 24% Reuse on occasion    3% 2% 5% 4% [Return to the current poll]

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