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- Type of diabetes
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Does anyone have any recommendations about some relatively painless lancets and matching penlets? I have been using 'CareSens 28G 0.36 mm', but they really do make my fingers sore. I have them on prescription. I went into Holland and Barrett yesterday and a fellow type 1 sufferer suggested 'soft touch lancets'. I have looked on Amazon for information and find that the 'Butterfly Touch' lancets are meant to be 'pain free' (?), but the reviews are variable on Amazon. If the kinder versions of the lancets are so good, how come people don't agree about this, with one or two claiming these are even more brutal? My skin has always been 'thin', and of course as I get holder, my skin gets thinner, and I feel these things acutely! I was only diagnosed about 6-7 weeks ago, and am eligible to have the provisions on prescription. Does anyone know whether my doctor might be resistant to prescribing another type of lancet, which may also require a different penlet. And can I get the new penlet (if necessary) on prescription, or do I have to go to the hospital for that?
Thanks anyone who offers suggestions from experience!
Thanks anyone who offers suggestions from experience!