Thick skinned

[turvell]

Hi

Last few says I'm struggling to get any blood out my fingers for testing. Even with lancet on deepest setting. Think skinned now ? Maybe too much testing makes the skin thicken up ?


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[Avocado Sevenfold]

If you use the lancets several times they become blunt. Perhaps this is what has happened.

 

[mo1905]

Try to totate the fingers and you can try running fingers under warm water before to improve circulation.


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[turvell]

i try not to re use the lancets where possible just because i guess it could contaminate the results/ might be wrong tho. maybe i have just run out of blood. seem to be running out of patience also lol

 

[mo1905]

Warm fingers up first


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[carty]

Try the side of your thumb near the nail I seem to have more blood in my thumb than in my fingers
CAROL

 

[2christine]

hi steve, you can damage your tissues by constant BGs testing and this will also cause false readings due to the inflammation in the areas and will thicken the tissues, i have seen it in many patients.I tend to use the same lancet for about 10 readings but then I have been bought up to be careful with things ,i wash my hands in a nice warm basin of soapy water. and use the most lightest jab on the sides of my ring or little finger, so that I don't interfere with the sensitivity and nerve ends of my finger, taking the smallest amount of blood possible, I don't worry if its not the right thing to do anymore because I know I am being carefull with what I eat now, its amazing how quickly things heal when BGs are within normal limits again.
However, I do have days when I do really stupid things and fall of the waggon and find it difficult to be so bloody good, and patient i could scream.lol

 

[noblehead]

You can do AST (alternative site testing) but you'd need to speak with your diabetes team first on how best to approach this. I find cold fingers is hard to draw blood from so always warn them up first.