Recycle empty diabetic test strip containers?

Question

Does anyone have ideas on how I could reuse my empty test strip containers ? I hate to throw things away if I can reuse them . They are very much like empty film canesters but the lids are attached .Any craft ideas would be helpful .Thanks

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Since they are probably "medical" plastic, they can probably be baked at the low temperatures required for curing polymer clay, but you'd have to check. I'm pretty sure that any part which was covered with clay would survive just fine.
(Or you could use air-dry clays or other materials.)

You might get lots of ideas for covering or decorating them from looking at similar containers which we use for embellishing with polymer clay on these pages at my site:
http://glassattic.com/polymer/covering.htm
(... under "Plastics," click on the subcategory
PRESCRIPTION BOTTLES, FILM CANISTERS, PVC PIPE
... also click on MISC. PLASTIC ITEMS for a using similar things like plastic M&M tubes and dental floss containers)
....more ways to use them might also be in the ALTIOIDS category on that page)


This page has loads of inspiration for decorating small containers too... "BOH" are actually either small plastic or glass containers which have been decorated in order to give to cancer patients (they began with the plastic heparin bottles used to push the chemo drugs, as a way to turn the process into something good and so the patients could feel more in control):
http://glassattic.com/polymer/BOH.htm

HTH,

Diane B.

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With the newer types of insulin these days, diabetic diets aren't necessarily as restrictive as they used to be. Read here https://tr.im/bAhoA
As with any medicine or diet change, you should discuss it with your doctor. Fruits, both fresh and dried, have a natural sugar in them that will raise blood sugar levels, so be careful about eating too much. Not sure about the nuts. Moderation is always the key. I've been diabetic for 18 years and just recently changed insulin types. I love it because it gives me more freedom in when and what I eat.

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I know someone that uses them to hold their daily pills. You could use them to hold earrings, or change for the toll booth, or cut a little hole in the bottom and use it for a travel toothbrush holder, or a pocket sized first aid kit or sewing kit. Or, if you do crafting, how about using them to old little craft items, like snaps, buttons, jewels, beads, or whatever small items you use in your crafting?