Type 1 Genteel Painless Lancing Device- any review?

[Alex1911]

Hi there,

I came across the Genteel painless lancing device- has anyone tried and is it really painless?

Thanks

Alex

 

[Deleted member 527103]

I haven't tried that one but, to be honest, with the depth set appropriately, I find lancing painless.
I use the ACCU-Chek FastClix which, being a little more substantial than most lancers is more stable.

 

[JohnJ]

Hi there,

I came across the Genteel painless lancing device- has anyone tried and is it really painless?

Thanks

Alex

I have used it for years, first one cost me £140 (included import tax!) from US. Now you can buy from Amazon for around £50.
Do it properly and no pain or marks, in fact I tend to use the same finger and area, no marks.

Designed for use by children too. Can look and sound intimating because the way it works, is it forms a vacuum, pulls the skin up away from nerve endings as the needle goes in, all in a second.

Like most of us, finger pricking can be painful or cause discomfort, more so than injecting insulin.

Uses standard needles. Read more:

Genteel Lancing Device -Give fingers a break when checking blood sugar

Genteel uses vacuum and depth control to retrieve the perfect drop of test blood. Perfect for Type 1, Type 2, pre-diabetes and keto. 120-day money back guarantee. 1-year warranty. Free US shipping. $10 local EU shipping.

www.mygenteel.com

By the way, even on Genteel site it has images of taking blood on the finger tip? Why? This is where nerve endings are, hence pain. Also nurses are trained to use on the side of your finger. Not to save pain but to prevent numbness, important if you need to read brail.

 

[Robbity]

I also use the Fastclix.

If you do a forum search there a quite a number of (mainly older) posts regarding the Genteel, so it may be worth you checking them out?

https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/search/296407/?q=Genteel&o=date

 

[Billy Barroo]

I use the Glucojet PLUS 33G Lancets A. MENARINI diagnostics.

 

[Riva_Roxaban]

I have never tried the genteel device, as I have always used the Accu-chek Fastclix.

I have had paper wasp stings worse than a Fastcix prick.