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<blockquote data-quote="ManUtdGal!" data-source="post: 694968" data-attributes="member: 103721"><p>I test at LEAST 8 times a day. I use the top ( from side to side) of my fingers just above the nail and it is much less painful. Paramedics etc are always surprised when I insist on doing my own and see where I do it. I get good drops of blood too! NEVER do the pads as they are constantly used daily for everything and that is why they get so sore. Imagine constantly putting pressure on your injection site every day....it would get sore! Also there are more nerve endings in the pads. When I was under Kings College Hospital they tested on the earlobe. Not easy to do yourself though. Some metres can use AT areas but you still need finger tests at times to get overall accuracy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ManUtdGal!, post: 694968, member: 103721"] I test at LEAST 8 times a day. I use the top ( from side to side) of my fingers just above the nail and it is much less painful. Paramedics etc are always surprised when I insist on doing my own and see where I do it. I get good drops of blood too! NEVER do the pads as they are constantly used daily for everything and that is why they get so sore. Imagine constantly putting pressure on your injection site every day....it would get sore! Also there are more nerve endings in the pads. When I was under Kings College Hospital they tested on the earlobe. Not easy to do yourself though. Some metres can use AT areas but you still need finger tests at times to get overall accuracy. [/QUOTE]
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