I was recently diagnosed (this summer, up north, before coming here permenantly) with type 2 diabetes. My primary here referred me to a class (I highly recommend this) that I went to. In the class the educator told us exactly what was stated here. Once opened the stripes are better used within that 3 mo. time frame. The glucose solution to test that comes with your monitor--the same thing! You should never ever re-use the lancets. As for disposal...you put all these items in a plastic (sealed) bag and dispense in a location right inside the front-doors of TV's hospital. Hope this helps!!!!
There are ALOT of sites online that also are quite informative re: diabetics. You can even go to a site that's connected to the manufacturer of your monitor.
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