Re: finger-sticking

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 4/7/01 12:17:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

rcglaze@... writes:

<< If you choose to stick your finger, I highly recommend the Soft Clix

Lancet

Device. It came with my Accu-Chek. I've tried several others since then,

but that one seems to be gentlest on my fingers. You can adjust the depth

so that you get a decent sample without having to drive all the way through,

and it's quick and easy. I've seen them available separately at the

pharmacy and they're not very expensive. >>

I second that recomemdation for the Softclix Lancet..... some folk on this

list can manage to use it set at 1, i need it set at 5, but even so i dont

mind the stick, and the bleeding stops real fast after it...

I'm an odd bird... i only use one finger to stick.... all the time... 3-6

times a day.... but.. it works for me, the finger is not sore, i use it to

type with all day long.

[Guest guest]

> There's a trick to finger-sticking: Use the side of

> the end of the finger.

> fewer nerve endings so it doesn't hurt. Going

> straight into the pad of the

gonna print this off (eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek) and start

the first of the week (gonna call the doctor Monday to

see what those numbers were first, then come back to

the list).

BTW, someone said yesterday " At Last " . I'm looking

for the best one for the least pain. LOL i'm

soooooooooooo chicken on this, you just have no clue.

i've had a fear of needles and finger sticking since i

was a baby, and at 55, i'm still a baby. i'm at the

point that i will pay extra dollars for anything that

will make this easy. pat

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wendy darling-pan aka pat

http://www.basketsbypat.com

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In a message dated 04/07/2001 1:02:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

woodduckflds@... writes:

> I have the same one and I hardly feel it. One thing though- I tend to use

> the same four fingers all the time. The pinky and the next one. They seem to

> hurt the least. Is it important to give the fingers a rest?

> E

>

no, not at all, I test 15 times a day, use only the one finger all the time,

left hand, 3rd finger, it doesn't hurt and continues to give me all the blood

I want!!LOL

I just keep a couple bottles of the pump hand santitizer liquid around, never

use alcohol.

carol

[Guest guest]

If you choose to stick your finger, I highly recommend the Soft Clix Lancet

Device. It came with my Accu-Chek. I've tried several others since then,

but that one seems to be gentlest on my fingers. You can adjust the depth

so that you get a decent sample without having to drive all the way through,

and it's quick and easy. I've seen them available separately at the

pharmacy and they're not very expensive.

Robin G.

>

>Reply-To: diabetes_int

>To: diabetes_int

>Subject: Re: finger-sticking

>Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2001 07:44:48 -0700 (PDT)

>

>

>

> > There's a trick to finger-sticking: Use the side of

> > the end of the finger.

> > fewer nerve endings so it doesn't hurt. Going

> > straight into the pad of the

>

>gonna print this off (eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek) and start

>the first of the week (gonna call the doctor Monday to

>see what those numbers were first, then come back to

>the list).

>

>BTW, someone said yesterday " At Last " . I'm looking

>for the best one for the least pain. LOL i'm

>soooooooooooo chicken on this, you just have no clue.

>i've had a fear of needles and finger sticking since i

>was a baby, and at 55, i'm still a baby. i'm at the

>point that i will pay extra dollars for anything that

>will make this easy. pat

>

>=====

>wendy darling-pan aka pat

>http://www.basketsbypat.com

>

>__________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

I have the same one and I hardly feel it. One thing though- I tend to use

the same four fingers all the time. The pinky and the next one. They seem to

hurt the least. Is it important to give the fingers a rest?

E

If you choose to stick your finger, I highly recommend the Soft Clix Lancet

Device. It came with my Accu-Chek. I've tried several others since then,

but that one seems to be gentlest on my fingers. You can adjust the depth

so that you get a decent sample without having to drive all the way through,

and it's quick and easy. I've seen them available separately at the

pharmacy and they're not very expensive.

Robin G.

[Guest guest]

I don't know how important it is. I try to alternate, but I'm right handed,

so I end up sticking my left fingers a lot. I get the best samples from my

pinkie and ring finger, so I probably use them most of the time. I don't

have any ill effects from it (sore fingers, swelling, etc). I very rarely

use my thumbs (now you've made me think about it).

Use whichever fingers are comfortable for you, I would imagine.

Robin G.

>

>Reply-To: diabetes_int

>To: diabetes_int

>Subject: Re: finger-sticking

>Date: Sat, 07 Apr 2001 12:55:52 -0400

>

>I have the same one and I hardly feel it. One thing though- I tend to use

>the same four fingers all the time. The pinky and the next one. They seem

>to

>hurt the least. Is it important to give the fingers a rest?

>E

>

>

>If you choose to stick your finger, I highly recommend the Soft Clix Lancet

>Device. It came with my Accu-Chek. I've tried several others since then,

>but that one seems to be gentlest on my fingers. You can adjust the depth

>so that you get a decent sample without having to drive all the way

>through,

>and it's quick and easy. I've seen them available separately at the

>pharmacy and they're not very expensive.

>

>Robin G.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 01-04-07 10:25:46 EDT, you write:

<<

And, of course, if the peripheral neuropathy is bad enough, you won't feel

the stick at all. My left pinkie, for example, is now painless.

Becky in VA >>

That's interesting, Becky...I never heard of peripheral neuropathy in

fingers, only in toes... Vicki

[Guest guest]

That's the one I use. It's Wonderful! :-) Vicki

In a message dated 01-04-07 12:17:49 EDT, you write:

<<

If you choose to stick your finger, I highly recommend the Soft Clix Lancet

Device. It came with my Accu-Chek. I've tried several others since then,

but that one seems to be gentlest on my fingers. You can adjust the depth

so that you get a decent sample without having to drive all the way through,

and it's quick and easy. I've seen them available separately at the

pharmacy and they're not very expensive.

>>

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 01-04-07 13:51:11 EDT, you write:

<< works for me, the finger is not sore, i use it to

type with all day long. >>

I type all day long too, . What kind of work do you do? I'm a medical

transcriptionist for a major hospital. Vicki

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 4/7/01 7:25:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time, whimsy2@...

writes:

<<

I type all day long too, . What kind of work do you do? I'm a medical

transcriptionist for a major hospital. >>

LOL this isnt for pay unfortunatley....

i do a lot of volunteer work on the computer... manage a few web sites...

construct them using templates (easy no brainer stuff)

i'm an RN, but disabled, back back etc.

Am considering going back to school in the IT computer field.... not sure if

i can handle it.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 01-04-07 15:55:12 EDT, you write:

<< o, not at all, I test 15 times a day, use only the one finger all the

time,

left hand, 3rd finger, it doesn't hurt and continues to give me all the

blood

I want!!LOL >>

good to hear I'm not the only one around here who tests 15 times a day! :-)

Vicki

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 04/07/2001 6:57:06 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

whimsy2@... writes:

> That's interesting, Becky...I never heard of peripheral neuropathy in

> fingers, only in toes... Vicki

>

yes, peripheral means extremeties, I have it in fingers too

carol

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 04/07/2001 7:45:18 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

GayRghts@... writes:

> LOL this isnt for pay unfortunatley....

> i do a lot of volunteer work on the computer... manage a few web sites...

> construct them using templates (easy no brainer stuff)

> i'm an RN, but disabled, back back etc.

> Am considering going back to school in the IT computer field.... not sure

> if

> i can handle it.

>

>

Have you thought of nursing homes? The aides do the patient care, you'd have

to stand passing your meds in the am, but you could probably get an aide to

help you when you need to move someone, but most meds for them are crushed in

applesauce or jello anyway.

Hospitals are different, the nurses do patient care in teams with the aides,

you would have to do lifting there, so I can see your problem here.

carol

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 4/7/01 8:31:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

astrocarly@... writes:

<<

Have you thought of nursing homes? The aides do the patient care, you'd have

to stand passing your meds in the am, but you could probably get an aide to

help you when you need to move someone, but most meds for them are crushed

in

applesauce or jello anyway.

Hospitals are different, the nurses do patient care in teams with the aides,

you would have to do lifting there, so I can see your problem here. >>

Yes i have... i could do the standing/walking however...

most places esp around here, wont consider hiring me, or anyone with a bad

back, without a dr note saying that i can lift and bend, and my dr's

refuse.... my restrictions are no lifting more than 10 lbs. no bending over.

I've done nursing home work in the past, even supervisor of several floors of

a home... but now that my back is worse, i've been told no way.

its a shame cuz i would like to get back to working.

I've also taught nursing in an lpn program, an AAS RN program, and in the

college lab of a BS RN program.... taught both classroom and clinical.

[Guest guest]

I am glad to hear it is ok to use the same fingers. On my pinkys and second

fingers I can use it at #1. My other fingers I have to go to 2 and it hurts

more.

E

<<I second that recomemdation for the Softclix Lancet..... some folk on this

list can manage to use it set at 1, i need it set at 5, but even so i dont

mind the stick, and the bleeding stops real fast after it...

I'm an odd bird... i only use one finger to stick.... all the time... 3-6

times a day.... but.. it works for me, the finger is not sore, i use it to

type with all day long.

>>>

[Guest guest]

The Solft Clix is my choice also.....and I have about 6 different kinds of

lancet devices. The last trip to my doctor I told the nurse that I'd prefer

to do my own sticking. (Her meter was not working properly so she needed to

re-stick) NO WAY! Boy she hurt me! I told her she needed to use a lanet

like mine instead of those darned old things that they get " el cheapo " that

don't go into the lancet. I did it with MINE and used MY METER which I

check it with the solution control to be sure it is correct every time that

I open a new bottle of strips.

BTW, I was a " scaredy-cat " too and if I can do it so can you. As everyone

else on this list already knows, I absolutely " BOO-HOOD " when told that I

had to start insulin injections. Now, there's nothing to it. It's just a

part of living each day.

Good luck,

Tootie

Re: finger-sticking

If you choose to stick your finger, I highly recommend the Soft Clix

Lancet

Device. It came with my Accu-Chek. I've tried several others since then,

but that one seems to be gentlest on my fingers. You can adjust the depth

so that you get a decent sample without having to drive all the way

through,

and it's quick and easy. I've seen them available separately at the

pharmacy and they're not very expensive.

Robin G.

[Guest guest]

Carol- that is good to know because although I can see all the tiny pricks

-they don't hurt or feel sore. I too test 10-15 times a day because I want

to learn what I can eat.

E

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From: astrocarly@...

To: diabetes_int

Subject: Re: finger-sticking

Date: Sat, Apr 7, 2001, 3:24 PM

In a message dated 04/07/2001 1:02:19 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

woodduckflds@... writes:

> I have the same one and I hardly feel it. One thing though- I tend to use

> the same four fingers all the time. The pinky and the next one. They seem to

> hurt the least. Is it important to give the fingers a rest?

> E

>

no, not at all, I test 15 times a day, use only the one finger all the time,

left hand, 3rd finger, it doesn't hurt and continues to give me all the

blood

I want!!LOL

I just keep a couple bottles of the pump hand santitizer liquid around,

never

use alcohol.

carol

[Guest guest]

Oh I have it in both my fingers and toes. My right pinkie is pretty numb.

E

<<

And, of course, if the peripheral neuropathy is bad enough, you won't feel

the stick at all. My left pinkie, for example, is now painless.

Becky in VA >>

That's interesting, Becky...I never heard of peripheral neuropathy in

fingers, only in toes... Vicki>>

[Guest guest]

Well I went to the primary care doc yesterday because I am holding water. I

mentioned that my hands have been tingling a lot... fingers. I too thought

neuropathy was only in the feet but he told me that it can show up in the hands

too. I hope I am wrong. I hope this is something that can go away. To be honest,

I am really scared. I don't want to lose any part of my body to this disease...

but somehow losing a finger sounds much more crippling than losing a toe.

Re: finger-sticking

In a message dated 01-04-07 10:25:46 EDT, you write:

<<

And, of course, if the peripheral neuropathy is bad enough, you won't feel

the stick at all. My left pinkie, for example, is now painless.

Becky in VA >>

That's interesting, Becky...I never heard of peripheral neuropathy in

fingers, only in toes... Vicki

[Guest guest]

Soft clix preferred here too. Although I do like the new lancing device that

came with the Ultra One Touch. It is also adjustable.

Re: finger-sticking

If you choose to stick your finger, I highly recommend the Soft Clix

Lancet

Device. It came with my Accu-Chek. I've tried several others since then,

but that one seems to be gentlest on my fingers. You can adjust the depth

so that you get a decent sample without having to drive all the way

through,

and it's quick and easy. I've seen them available separately at the

pharmacy and they're not very expensive.

Robin G.

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 01-04-07 20:48:59 EDT, you write:

<< I hope I am wrong. I hope this is something that can go away. To be

honest, I am really scared. I don't want to lose any part of my body to this

disease... but somehow losing a finger sounds much more crippling than losing

a toe. >>

, there's hope for you...many on this list and others have had relief

from neuropathy when their BGs got down to normal levels. It did take some

time though...I remember someone once said it took him/her six months. Vicki

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 01-04-07 20:51:38 EDT, you write:

<<

Soft clix preferred here too. Although I do like the new lancing device that

came with the Ultra One Touch. It is also adjustable.

>>

So ..are you another one of those pleased with your new Ultra? And can

someone tell me...does it calibrate to whole plasma or (what's the other

measurement? the one on my Lifescan SureStep?) Vicki

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 04/08/2001 12:29:52 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

woodduckflds@... writes:

> Oh- I am so glad to hear that it might go away. My numbers are better and

> better but my feet are still so bad.

> Just the thought that it might lessen overtime is motivation enough to keep

> the numbers down.

> E

>

>

yes, mine did, the med I had to take for it was neurotin and nortriptyline,

very expensive if no insurance as my insurance changed overnight when my

husband died, the neurotin alone was over $300 a month!!! that was motive

enough to keep my bg in line LOL !!!

carol

[Guest guest]

Oh- I am so glad to hear that it might go away. My numbers are better and

better but my feet are still so bad.

Just the thought that it might lessen overtime is motivation enough to keep

the numbers down.

E

, there's hope for you...many on this list and others have had relief

from neuropathy when their BGs got down to normal levels. It did take some

time though...I remember someone once said it took him/her six months.

Vicki

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 04/08/2001 6:10:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

raggedy@... writes:

> Well I have to be very honest. I am not displeased with the new Ultra.

> But it is not a whole lot different from my Fast Take soooooo... I kind

> of wish I hadn't spend the money. It does work faster ... 5 seconds

> instead of 15. I think putting the blood sample on the strip is just a

> little ... just a tad... more difficult because you put it on the side,

> not the top of the strip. I have not tried pricking my arm yet. I will

> have to see how that works. But if I am reading correctly the arm

> reading is not the same and I would rather stick to fingertips. It did

> come with a really nice lancing device. In fact, I think it is SoftClix

> with the One Touch name on it.

>

Rick Mendosa a writer on diabetes websites is looking for testamonials on

precision Xtra new meter, anyone who gets this and tries it can write to him.

his email is:

mendosa@...

his meters webpage is

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