Blood test sites?

[Signs]

Hi,

Apart from fingers where else is it practical to draw blood? Tried my upper forearm but
all I managed to do was leave bruises.
Testing 6 to 8 times a days and my fingers are getting a little tender. Only diagnosed
about 4 weeks so I'm probably being a bit of a wimp!
It might sound like a stupid question but will results from blood drawn from fingers
be the same as results from somewhere else.

Thanks, John

 

[noblehead]

John,

You would need to speak with your DSN about Alternative Site Testing (AST) when not using the fingers, they'll advise you further on how best to approach this.

 

[Pneu]

When testing on your fingers remember to rotate... also remember that each finger has two sides... you can also use your thumb... that's 20 prick sites so at 8 times a day nearly 3 days rest for each side of your finger..

 

[Signs]

Thanks guys. For some reason i had it in my head that the DN had said to just use the middle finger and index finger. My wife, who's a nurse, told I probably misheard and looks like she was right! My four stabbed fingers will be grateful ....

 

[Defren]

The pricks are so tiny and like Pneu said you have 10 fingers. I check my finger for a space, if there is no space on one finger go the next. I test 6-8 times a day and haven't run out of fingers yet. You can do the same finger 3, 4,5 times if you just check where there is a little space.