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Thread: Clean fingers with alcohol swabs?

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03-17-2007, 11:46 AM

JasonJayhawk JasonJayhawk is offline

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You can clean your fingers with alcohol as much as you like! Just make sure it has evaporated off your skin once done.

The reason you should not do it is that your skin will take a beating. You'll have dry skin in the area of the lancing that will be difficult to heal.

If you have no water nearby, and you know your finger is dirty, alcohol is better than nothing.

I rarely wash my hands before testing. After doing it for ten+ times a day, I can't imagine taking a break to wash my hands each time.