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<blockquote data-quote="Scott-C" data-source="post: 1476127" data-attributes="member: 374531"><p>Hi, Jo, welcome aboard!</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Ouch, that doesn't sound good. If your fingers are bleeding between tests just by squeezing, it suggests you've got the depth gauge set too deep on your lancing device. </p><p></p><p>Seems too obvious a question to ask someone who has been dx'd as long as you, but have you tried different settings on the depth gauge? </p><p></p><p>Maybe you're running it too high and can dial it back a bit. Start it off with a test stab at a really low setting like 2, if that doesn't allow you to squeeze a little blood out, then dial 1 up and repeat till it does. The difference in how fingers end up looking if you're stabbing with it set at, say, 4 compared to 7 can be surprising. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>A pumice stone is pretty good for keeping hard skin in check.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Scott-C, post: 1476127, member: 374531"] Hi, Jo, welcome aboard! Ouch, that doesn't sound good. If your fingers are bleeding between tests just by squeezing, it suggests you've got the depth gauge set too deep on your lancing device. Seems too obvious a question to ask someone who has been dx'd as long as you, but have you tried different settings on the depth gauge? Maybe you're running it too high and can dial it back a bit. Start it off with a test stab at a really low setting like 2, if that doesn't allow you to squeeze a little blood out, then dial 1 up and repeat till it does. The difference in how fingers end up looking if you're stabbing with it set at, say, 4 compared to 7 can be surprising. A pumice stone is pretty good for keeping hard skin in check. [/QUOTE]
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