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Accu check needle scratched my finger
My father 57 years old and while checking his sugar level and removing needle accidentally it scratched my finger and started bleeding mildly and I m non diabetic and breast feeding 4 months old baby. Does it cause any harm? What should be done for prevention??
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Dr. Komal Bhandari Totla
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Solapur
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Dr. Shiva Madan
Endocrinologist
9 yrs exp
Lucknow
Check ur father hiv, hepatitis b , c
If not tested recently
Then we can decide post exposure prophylaxis
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Dr. Nagapriya
Diabetologist
11 yrs exp
Guntur
No need to worry in point of diabetes, only case to worry is an unknown person whose hiv status is unknown. In case of diabetes even if u r breast feeding as long as the wound is healthy and non infected need not worry
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