Diabetic anyone?

[MsTinkerbelly]

Originally Posted by Andrew, Jr.

I am trying to get blood out of my fingers for the finger stick - glucose testing. I can't. Nothing. I "milk" my fingers - nothing. I run warm water over them. Nothing. So I changed up, and I got a AccurCheck lancet. It lets you lance your hands, forearms, legs, and so on. Well, it works very well, but no blood will come out. So I have been using my toes. I called my doc and she read me the riot act. I am back to the beginning. Any ideas? Yes, I am using the highest no. for the deepest cut.

My one forearm is very scarred up from where I tried to lance it before. I have tried to cover up the scars with lotion to try to heal the wounds, but nothing seems to work on that either. I am using Neosporin now. But the scars are still there. And my fingers are callased.

Andrew....

As others have said drink lots of water, and instead of pricking the tips of your fingers use the sides of your fingers. It doesn't hurt nearly as badly on the sides as it does pricking the tips, and the blood flows much more freely (for me) than the tips ever did.