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Thread: Clean fingers with alcohol swabs?

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#7 (permalink)

03-17-2007, 01:14 PM

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I am a: Type 1

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Location: Texas

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyborg

I was taught to use alcohol wipes to clean my fingers before testing. I do make sure the alcohol dries before poking myself...

I was taught to use alcohol as well. After a year of being diagnosed, I got a little lazy and stopped doing it though. In 3 years I haven't had any kind of infection or anything. It shouldn't alter the readings as long as you let it evaporate.

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