Blood squirted out from pricking finger.

Grkify

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This has happened to me a few times, always when I least expect it. white walls bad idea.
 

Ali H

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I am amazed to read this, never ever had it happen. How odd!!

Ali
 

Brunneria

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This happens on a certain spot on both ring fingers.
I think there must be major arteries in there, very close under the skin!
Never happens anywhere else.

The first time, I sprayed an A4 sheet of paper. Very exciting, but no witnesses. :(
 

TracyC

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This just happened to me too! Unlike others here though my BG was high ( have had a very carb heavy naughty day ) 10.1 ...was a little disturbing to say the least!
 

Oldvatr

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This happens on a certain spot on both ring fingers.
I think there must be major arteries in there, very close under the skin!
Never happens anywhere else.

The first time, I sprayed an A4 sheet of paper. Very exciting, but no witnesses. :(
The paper witnessed it! She done it, honest guv.

I am on blood thinners, but I've been lucky so far. too much sticky sugar in my blood. And I've dropped my BP this last year.
 

Mrs Vimes

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Yep, arterial spray, 9am start of the working day all over my white flippen blouse. Happened the other night when my cgm went off and I checked all over the bed sheet and hit me in the face. My partner was on nights and I got a text in work the next day asking me where I'd hidden the body.
Once in a posh restaurant. Discretely under the table and ended up spraying all over the push white table cloth half way across the table. Then there was the time ............
 

Triscutt

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I just pricked my finger to test before bed and blood squirted out like a fountain for a few seconds and nearly hit me in the face! :lol:

I'm not really phazed by blood but this kind of shocked me as it's never happened to me before. Has this ever happened to any of you? And Do I have cause for concern?
It actually just happened to me... Maybe high blood pressure, idk and yes very weird...
 

Mini Dachs Mum

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Sounds like you are well hydrated, if it is hard to get blood it usually means you are dehydrated.
 
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Lainie71

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The term "big boned" lol repeatedly told this growing up!
Sometimes it is literally like trying to get blood out of stone with me! Perhaps a lot of my issues at the moment are due to being dehydrated, even though I think I am well hydrated.
 
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dawny56

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I just pricked my finger to test before bed and blood squirted out like a fountain for a few seconds and nearly hit me in the face! :lol:

I'm not really phazed by blood but this kind of shocked me as it's never happened to me before. Has this ever happened to any of you? And Do I have cause for concern?
The same thing happed to me this morning. Weird!!!