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<blockquote data-quote="Prem51" data-source="post: 1409505" data-attributes="member: 209498"><p>Hi [USER=385145]@Bs0lth[/USER] and welcome to the forum. I have a needle phobia too, I have only had one injection in the last 60 years since childhood innoculations which gave me the phobia, But it was the phobia which spurred me on to beating diabetes as I knew I could never inject insulin.</p><p>I use an Accu Chek Fastclix to get the blood blob for testing. The lancets are in a cartridge which fits into a holder that looks like a pen. So you don't see the needle. Just hold it against your finger and press the top. It doesn't hurt much. I still flinch when I press the top, but it never hurts as much as I anticipate, and I have got used to it, especially as I use it mainly to test my fasting blood glucose. I do that first thing in the morning when I'm still in bed and half asleep still, so I don't really notice it so much.</p><p>Well done on your great reduction in such a short time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Prem51, post: 1409505, member: 209498"] Hi [USER=385145]@Bs0lth[/USER] and welcome to the forum. I have a needle phobia too, I have only had one injection in the last 60 years since childhood innoculations which gave me the phobia, But it was the phobia which spurred me on to beating diabetes as I knew I could never inject insulin. I use an Accu Chek Fastclix to get the blood blob for testing. The lancets are in a cartridge which fits into a holder that looks like a pen. So you don't see the needle. Just hold it against your finger and press the top. It doesn't hurt much. I still flinch when I press the top, but it never hurts as much as I anticipate, and I have got used to it, especially as I use it mainly to test my fasting blood glucose. I do that first thing in the morning when I'm still in bed and half asleep still, so I don't really notice it so much. Well done on your great reduction in such a short time. [/QUOTE]
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