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Old 04-09-2008, 08:54 PM
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I keep an old container (clearly marked) to put used strips in when I am away from home and then just empty it into the trash when I get home. At home, straight into the trash can.

Copy cat That's what I do too.
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Old 04-09-2008, 10:17 PM
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I throw them in with my kit and hope it makes it to the trash eventually.
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Old 04-10-2008, 03:04 AM
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I make a chicken wire frame and use the used strips to make various red spotted animals and birds and sell them at the local market.

Not really!! They go straight in the sharps box.

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Old 04-10-2008, 05:53 AM
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In the sharpbox they go along with spent solo pens and everything else. I wouldn't bin them, although my blood is perfectly harmless I would prefer to dispose of it correctly. The idea of cloning at the pharmacy is intriguing maybe there will be 100 Shiftzor's running around one day , any GPs worst nightmare .
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18.08.08-17.09.08 SD: 2.2mmol/L or 40mg/dl
18.07.08-17.08.08 SD: 2.5mmol/L or 45mg/dl
18.06.08-17.07.08 SD: 2.1mmol/L or 38mg/dl
18.05.08-17.06.08 SD: 2.5mmol/L or 45mg/dl

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21.05.08: 6.2 (7.9mmol/L or 143mg/dl)
29.11.07: 6.1 (7.7mmol/L or 140mg/dl)
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Old 04-10-2008, 06:11 AM
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LOL wow shiftzor you'd have you're own army!! lol
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Old 04-10-2008, 05:01 PM
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I use a sharps container. When I'm not a home I usually keep them in my case, but the comment of using an old remarked container sounds good. I think I'll be stealing that idea. I contacted my city manager and she told me 3 places in my city that will accept my container, one was my local fire department. The containers are around $2.50 at Costco.
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