Hi, My father is a diabetic patient and we started to check diabetes with the Accu Check machine, just want to confirm that how often can we use a lancet for testing and when shall we replace it. The retailer said you can use each for 3-4 times. Please advise. Kind Regards, Mohit Jain.

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