Re: Diabetes

I tried a couple of forearm punctures and got nothing on the highest
setting. I am overweight, so maybe that is the problem--too much fat to get
through. I've tried farther up on the sides of the fingers, and had mixed
results. I use both hands. I'm right-handed, but don't have a problem
using the lancet with my left hand on the right.

Barb C.
"Bob" <nottooslow@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:MPG.1e7ff8b3c60ccde09897ac@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
In article <9CsQf.2502$k75.1058@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
edchait4remove@xxxxxxxxxxxxx says...
<snip>
I don't poke my fingertips. I poke my forearms. Fingertips are one of
those areas of the body where nerve receptors are very concentrated. In
addition, as you mention, many of us have thickened skin there due to
different activities.

If you do use your fingertips, you're supposed to poke them on the side,
not
on the tips. That helps avoid the calluses issue. Also, you want to
sort
of "milk" the finger first before poking. You want to squeeze the finger
from proximal to distal in order to make it easier to obtain a good drop
of
blood.

ed

Ed,

Now, how do I prevent calluses on the sides of my fingertips :-)

I don't seem to have much fat on the sides of most of my fingers, so
I'm pretty much limited to using two fingers on my right hand. I guess
I could try and learn to do it using my right hand, but that will take
a log of practice.

Bob/Lefty in Texas



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