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<blockquote data-quote="fletchweb" data-source="post: 1476454" data-attributes="member: 318202"><p>I can certainly relate to what you're saying - I usually prick very close to the nail as I have significant guitar calluses which I can't prick thru. Sometimes I move a little further down the tip of the finger outside of callus territory - (not sure if this affects the accuracy of the blood reading) hopefully not but I've been doing that for years.</p><p>I've heard of people pricking their ear lobes - never tried that - it seems awkward. </p><p></p><p>As for the alternative blood sugar testing - the patch thingy - when I changed insulins a few years back I was prescribed one for a week so my health team could see what my Blood Sugars were doing all hours of the day and night - interestingly I learned a lot about that - and started having my final meal much earlier to better manage my morning blood sugar levels.</p><p></p><p>It was my understanding that the continuous monitoring was very expensive and that was why I only used it for a full week. I really like the graphs/readouts it would generate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fletchweb, post: 1476454, member: 318202"] I can certainly relate to what you're saying - I usually prick very close to the nail as I have significant guitar calluses which I can't prick thru. Sometimes I move a little further down the tip of the finger outside of callus territory - (not sure if this affects the accuracy of the blood reading) hopefully not but I've been doing that for years. I've heard of people pricking their ear lobes - never tried that - it seems awkward. As for the alternative blood sugar testing - the patch thingy - when I changed insulins a few years back I was prescribed one for a week so my health team could see what my Blood Sugars were doing all hours of the day and night - interestingly I learned a lot about that - and started having my final meal much earlier to better manage my morning blood sugar levels. It was my understanding that the continuous monitoring was very expensive and that was why I only used it for a full week. I really like the graphs/readouts it would generate. [/QUOTE]
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