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<blockquote data-quote="ROE100" data-source="post: 2293474" data-attributes="member: 11546"><p>Hi Shan-Marie</p><p></p><p>I have always struggled with the finger pricker machine and also found when they used to also do a finger prick before the consultation I hurt like hell (Glad they have stoped this pointless test/check). </p><p></p><p>My suggestion is a bit off the wall but I have been doing it for plus 20 years (T1) is just using the lancet on its own. I use a very thin lancet Ultra-thin AgaMatrix 33 Guage however my fingers have no thickness to the skin so I just tap the side of the finger and normal enough blood appears. Note I normal test about 6 to 8 times a day. However this is a bit more mind over matter however with the finger pricker I quite often used to move my finger away before it made contact with my finger.</p><p></p><p>If you can't get your head round this option try a different finger pricker/lancet guage you don't need to use the same finger pricker manufacture as your meter.</p><p></p><p>Hope you find a solution.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ROE100, post: 2293474, member: 11546"] Hi Shan-Marie I have always struggled with the finger pricker machine and also found when they used to also do a finger prick before the consultation I hurt like hell (Glad they have stoped this pointless test/check). My suggestion is a bit off the wall but I have been doing it for plus 20 years (T1) is just using the lancet on its own. I use a very thin lancet Ultra-thin AgaMatrix 33 Guage however my fingers have no thickness to the skin so I just tap the side of the finger and normal enough blood appears. Note I normal test about 6 to 8 times a day. However this is a bit more mind over matter however with the finger pricker I quite often used to move my finger away before it made contact with my finger. If you can't get your head round this option try a different finger pricker/lancet guage you don't need to use the same finger pricker manufacture as your meter. Hope you find a solution. [/QUOTE]
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