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Re:The Case for Transmissible Alzheimer's Grows by bitexploder on Sunday February 10, 2019 @10:39AM (#19128162)
Those are all one time use though, right?
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Re:The Case for Transmissible Alzheimer's Grows by rbobby on Sunday February 10, 2019 @12:11PM (#19128658)
Apparently lots of diabetics reuse lancets (thread on another HN story a day or two ago). But I can't imagine anyone sharing used lancets (or needles... except for desperate addicts).
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Re:The Case for Transmissible Alzheimer's Grows by CommieBobDole on Sunday February 10, 2019 @02:50PM (#19129602)
Would be interesting to see the rate of Alzheimer's among addicts and former addicts. But I imagine the sets "IV drug users who share needles" and "people who live to be old enough to be at risk for dementia" don't really intersect in any meaningful way.
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Re:The Case for Transmissible Alzheimer's Grows by ebeip90 on Sunday February 10, 2019 @07:38PM (#19131188)
Can confirm, am diabetic T1. Lancets don’t get changed much on my meter, but if anybody is curious I have a whole separate glucose meter/lancer device and brand new lancets to use.
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Re:The Case for Transmissible Alzheimer's Grows by uncleberg on Sunday February 10, 2019 @03:35PM (#19129852)
Sure do. But yeah, no sharing. Never.
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