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Message: <blockquote data-quote="grantg" data-source="post: 2760793" data-attributes="member: 596319">maybe of use: i ended up running out of lancets a couple of times the pharmacist (boots) had issue getting specific safety lancets (i have needle phobia)... i nipped upto the hospital after calling them they kindly provided me with around half a box, might be worth giving the hospistal a call and pop up to the diabetic ward ?  i ended up travelling just over 50 miles alongside having to get a ferry twice to get resupply of lancets from the hospital I'm now trying to keep a full box spare <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> i note you've mentioned keytones high. some glucose monitors have the ability for keytone checking. one example is the caresens dual which comes with a few keytone test strips alongside the regular glucose test strips, maybe worth while checking if your own device has the ability to check both or indeed can perhaps ask for a flash monitoring device which can do both keytones and glucose. the differing coloured lancets maybe different gauges (widths). try find which highest numbered gauge allows you to get droplet of blood with relative ease, eg if issues 30g try 28 if still unable 26/23 or 21g if necessary.</blockquote>

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