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Originally Posted by Gilda
I'm reluctant to jump to conclusions, so I have to just wonder how she got ahold of her mother's testing supplies. Used testing sticks are a biohazard, and there are very specific methods you're supposed to use for disposal. No 8-year-old should ever be anywhere near a diabetics supplies, used or not.
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I think it is reasonable to jump to the conclusion that the child did not know the depth of the danger with what she was doing, and the the parent did not intend for the child to get into her stuff. There are plenty of things that are "biohazards" that are used every day, and we should not be really surprised that kids sometimes get into places they should not be.
This situation was very dangerous and could be severely damaging, but biological waste occurs. Heck, have you ever seen a kid alone with a Sharpie?