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Blood tests

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Type 1
Hi,
We're either doing these (sometimes a lot) or are linked with a Libre (type) to a sensor.
Want to cut down the pain of blood testing and maintain your finger sensation?
Blood sample from the skin at the base of your nails. If you're accurate you can get away with virtually no pain.
Been testing here for 28 years 4-12 x per day. They're the 10 sites to use rather than the sensitive finger pads at the front of your fingers.
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Dr Bernstein also recommends this in his book Diabetes Solution. I personally don't like the area much, but it's good when fingers are dirty.
 
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