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Can I get hiv due to below act

Sir,

Please help me out, I used to check sugar level with my kit. Needle got over, so I reused the same needle four times to check my sugar level at home. Somebody told me that I should not reuse the same needle. He said that I should check for hiv and Hp C. Please team help me out with the answer. I am only person using this needle.
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3191940 tn?1447268717
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You can't give yourself diseases like HIV and HepC.  You could get a common bacterial infection from re-using your own needle, but you can't get HIV that way.
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