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Is It Possible To Get Infected From Diabetes Through Needles?

Hi my brother is diabetic and has hep B and hep C. He had his needles that read his glucose reading in a medicine container I was dumping them into another container and my finger was pricked with a glucose lancets 30 G fine gauge. I immediately started squeezing blood out continuously and cleaned it with peroxide and alcohol swab. Is it possible for me to have been infected? If so how long does it take to experience signs of hepatitis b and C?
Tue, 19 May 2015
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Hi, I did review your problem
It is possible to get infected with Hep B and Hep C with this scenario. Since the needle was very fine the amount of blood inoculated will be less however there remains a probablilty. best would be to take post exposure prophylaxis for Hepatitis B in form of HBIG and then vaccination for Hep B routine schedule. Symptoms of Hep B and Hep C may occur or may not occur at all but usualy take 45-180 days. You can get a serum check after 2-3 months for antibody and antigen titers and see from there on
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Is It Possible To Get Infected From Diabetes Through Needles?

Hi, I did review your problem It is possible to get infected with Hep B and Hep C with this scenario. Since the needle was very fine the amount of blood inoculated will be less however there remains a probablilty. best would be to take post exposure prophylaxis for Hepatitis B in form of HBIG and then vaccination for Hep B routine schedule. Symptoms of Hep B and Hep C may occur or may not occur at all but usualy take 45-180 days. You can get a serum check after 2-3 months for antibody and antigen titers and see from there on WIsh you a healthy life ahead.