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<blockquote data-quote="HSSS" data-source="post: 2315616" data-attributes="member: 480869"><p>I never use my thumbs. In the first few weeks I managed to get one very sore and swollen and it put me off them. It also got me to educate myself how to test for least pain. </p><p>Being well hydrated really makes a difference. Warm hands are really helpful, only prick at the edges, never the middle of the fingerprint or on the top tip. If you’re a slow bleeder massage finger from palm to tip a few times before pricking, then wait a moment before activating your strip so blood is ready and you aren’t panicking and squeezing the tip (not recommended for pain after or quality of sample). Use a different finger or part of the finger each time and have a scheme to rotate it so you don’t stab the sam done all the time. If you have a particularly tricky one you have enough to skip it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HSSS, post: 2315616, member: 480869"] I never use my thumbs. In the first few weeks I managed to get one very sore and swollen and it put me off them. It also got me to educate myself how to test for least pain. Being well hydrated really makes a difference. Warm hands are really helpful, only prick at the edges, never the middle of the fingerprint or on the top tip. If you’re a slow bleeder massage finger from palm to tip a few times before pricking, then wait a moment before activating your strip so blood is ready and you aren’t panicking and squeezing the tip (not recommended for pain after or quality of sample). Use a different finger or part of the finger each time and have a scheme to rotate it so you don’t stab the sam done all the time. If you have a particularly tricky one you have enough to skip it. [/QUOTE]
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