Storage of Lancets and Glucose Strips

I apologize if this topic has been covered, I found a discussion of similar interest but it didn't answer my questions.

Our compliance team is preparing for TJC inspection and are questioning why lancets were in unlocked cabinets and if they counted as sharps. Our answer was immediately yes and they should follow policy for sharps storage.
Their follow-up question was "if strips need to be disposed of in a sharps container, why are they not also being locked up?"

Any insight? We have mostly said they should be disposed in sharps since they have biohazardous material but could also potentially pierce bags. Does anyone else lock up their strips? Are we doing more than necessary requiring a disposal in sharps containers?

Thanks!