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do all monitoring machines have separate needles

November 15, 2005

 


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Question

Do all monitoring machines have separate needles for more than one person to use? Do they change automatically? I know all the strips are changed.

Answer

The lancet device is separate from the blood glucose meter itself, and the lancet would be changed for each person manually.

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