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Testing lvl's

Becca, try "milking" your finger by using the thumb and first finger of the other hand as a makeshift tourniquet. Also, it's less painful if you prick the side of the finger, where there are fewer nerves.
 
I always use the inside of my forearm. I press the "pricker" mouth down, so it makes a ring with a mound of skin inside.and the click. I often don't feel it at all and I only need to set the depth on 2.
My Freestyle mini has a separate "mouth" for alternative site testing. It's wider than the other one.
 
I tried again just now and 3 times it took me to get blood out of me (never been a bleeder to be honest), when i finally got just enough, i put it on the strip and the stupid machine said 'err'...ARGHHHHHHHHH lol So I had one needle left in the 'set' (not sure what else to call it?) so bf tried it, he had it on the same setting as me and bled loads (**** him) but when we put his blood on the strip the machine still said 'err' :shock:

I think i'm going to have to phone the nurse tomorrow (she doesn't work today) and ask for a new machine? or is there something that i am doing you guys think?

Now my fingers hurt with no results lol this is TYPICAL of me!
 
How long have you had the tester? I have a freestyle Lite and it took a LOT of strips before I found the best combination for me (i'm not a good bleeder either)
 
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