Guest guest Posted December 5, 2000 Report Share Posted December 5, 2000 In a message dated 00-12-05 19:07:42 EST, you write: << << has anyone found anything to help with the sore fingers? >> >> Oh yes, I alternate fingers -- using only the three outside ones and poke along the sides -- and alternate hands. I change every Monday from one hand to the other. Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2000 Report Share Posted December 5, 2000 In a message dated 00-12-05 21:55:45 EST, you write: << I put all of these things in a 3 lb. coffee can and label it as such so when the garbage people get it they know it's dangerous. >> I buy the cheapest large bottle of fabric softener or bleach that I can find, dump it and use the container for sharps. When it's full I take it to my doc's office (they dispose of it for me). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2000 Report Share Posted December 5, 2000 I don't know how much my Softclix costs but it has a dial and is very easy to use. After testing you just punch a little button on the end of it and shoot the used lancet into your hazardous material container. I put all of these things in a 3 lb. coffee can and label it as such so when the garbage people get it they know it's dangerous. Tootie Re: Sore Fingers Judith, I use a lancet holder that has a dial, you can make the poke very light at 1 and it goes all the way up 6 for very tough fingers, I guess. I use the lowest number and can hardly feel the prick at all. (I poke a LOT - sometimes up to 10x a day -- and I type for a living so I really need to baby my fingers!) Check at your nearest drugstore for a lancet holder of this type...several brands now make it. (I got mine at Walgreen's). Costs about $13. In a message dated 00-12-05 18:46:41 EST, you write: << I have a decent pain/discomfort threshhold, but - darn - my fingers are sore some days from testing. I have been testing around specific foods since I'm pretty new - and testing several times a day. I test on the sides, not the tips, use ultra fine lancets ... has anyone found anything to help with the sore fingers? Judith >> eGroups Sponsor Public website for Diabetes International: http://www.msteri.com/diabetes-info/diabetes_int Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2000 Report Share Posted December 5, 2000 Does anyone have times when it is hard to get blood out of the fingers? This seems to happen when my husband's hands are cold. I am using the Softclix on the maximum setting and the comfort curve strips (they don't require as much blood). Is there anything he can do, besides doing handstands? ;-) > I don't know how much my Softclix costs but it has a dial and is very easy > to use. After testing you just punch a little button on the end of it and > shoot the used lancet into your hazardous material container. I put all of > these things in a 3 lb. coffee can and label it as such so when the garbage > people get it they know it's dangerous. > > Tootie > > > Re: Sore Fingers > > > Judith, I use a lancet holder that has a dial, you can make the poke very > light at 1 and it goes all the way up 6 for very tough fingers, I guess. > I > use the lowest number and can hardly feel the prick at all. (I poke a > LOT - > sometimes up to 10x a day -- and I type for a living so I really need to > baby > my fingers!) Check at your nearest drugstore for a lancet holder of this > type...several brands now make it. (I got mine at Walgreen's). Costs > about > $13. > > In a message dated 00-12-05 18:46:41 EST, you write: > > << > I have a decent pain/discomfort threshhold, but - darn - my fingers are > sore > some days from testing. I have been testing around specific foods since > I'm > pretty new - and testing several times a day. I test on the sides, not the > tips, use ultra fine lancets ... has anyone found anything to help with > the > sore fingers? > > Judith > >> > > eGroups Sponsor > > > Public website for Diabetes International: > http://www.msteri.com/diabetes-info/diabetes_int > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2000 Report Share Posted December 5, 2000 The recommendation I got was to wash hands in warm water and to swing them down by my sides to force blood into the fingers. I don't usually have cold hands, but on the rare occasions that I do, the warm water helps a lot. Anne > Re: Sore Fingers > > > > > > Judith, I use a lancet holder that has a dial, you can make the > poke very > > light at 1 and it goes all the way up 6 for very tough fingers, I > guess. > > I > > use the lowest number and can hardly feel the prick at all. (I > poke a > > LOT - > > sometimes up to 10x a day -- and I type for a living so I really > need to > > baby > > my fingers!) Check at your nearest drugstore for a lancet holder > of this > > type...several brands now make it. (I got mine at Walgreen's). > Costs > > about > > $13. > > > > In a message dated 00-12-05 18:46:41 EST, you write: > > > > << > > I have a decent pain/discomfort threshhold, but - darn - my > fingers are > > sore > > some days from testing. I have been testing around specific foods > since > > I'm > > pretty new - and testing several times a day. I test on the > sides, not the > > tips, use ultra fine lancets ... has anyone found anything to > help with > > the > > sore fingers? > > > > Judith > > >> > > > > eGroups Sponsor > > > > > > Public website for Diabetes International: > > http://www.msteri.com/diabetes-info/diabetes_int > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2000 Report Share Posted December 5, 2000 Thanks! We tried the warm water thing and it helped some. Maybe next time he will have to hold them under the warm water a little longer. > > > I don't know how much my Softclix costs but it has a dial and is > > very easy > > > to use. After testing you just punch a little button on the end of > > it and > > > shoot the used lancet into your hazardous material container. I > > put all of > > > these things in a 3 lb. coffee can and label it as such so when the > > garbage > > > people get it they know it's dangerous. > > > > > > Tootie > > > > > > > > > Re: Sore Fingers > > > > > > > > > Judith, I use a lancet holder that has a dial, you can make the > > poke very > > > light at 1 and it goes all the way up 6 for very tough fingers, I > > guess. > > > I > > > use the lowest number and can hardly feel the prick at all. (I > > poke a > > > LOT - > > > sometimes up to 10x a day -- and I type for a living so I really > > need to > > > baby > > > my fingers!) Check at your nearest drugstore for a lancet holder > > of this > > > type...several brands now make it. (I got mine at Walgreen's). > > Costs > > > about > > > $13. > > > > > > In a message dated 00-12-05 18:46:41 EST, you write: > > > > > > << > > > I have a decent pain/discomfort threshhold, but - darn - my > > fingers are > > > sore > > > some days from testing. I have been testing around specific foods > > since > > > I'm > > > pretty new - and testing several times a day. I test on the > > sides, not the > > > tips, use ultra fine lancets ... has anyone found anything to > > help with > > > the > > > sore fingers? > > > > > > Judith > > > >> > > > > > > eGroups Sponsor > > > > > > > > > Public website for Diabetes International: > > > http://www.msteri.com/diabetes-info/diabetes_int > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2000 Report Share Posted December 5, 2000 Donna Gardner wrote: << Does anyone have times when it is hard to get blood out of the fingers? This seems to happen when my husband's hands are cold. >> Have him warm his hands in warm water. It not only improves the circulation, but softens the skin. And it's actually better to sterilize the finger-stick place with soap and warm water than alcohol (which dries the skin out). People have even been known to put a rubberband around the finger to try to concentrate the blood in the finger about to be stuck. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 5, 2000 Report Share Posted December 5, 2000 I have several lancet devices that I use. One of them is the Bayer Vaculance. With it, I usually lance the fleshy strip of the palm between the little finger and the palm. I hardly feel it there, and it doesn't get sore at all. Teri Re: Sore Fingers In a message dated 00-12-05 19:07:42 EST, you write: << << has anyone found anything to help with the sore fingers? >> >> Oh yes, I alternate fingers -- using only the three outside ones and poke along the sides -- and alternate hands. I change every Monday from one hand to the other. Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2000 Report Share Posted December 6, 2000 Re: Sore Fingers Does anyone have times when it is hard to get blood out of the fingers? This seems to happen when my husband's hands are cold. I am using the Softclix on the maximum setting and the comfort curve strips (they don't require as much blood). Is there anything he can do, besides doing handstands? ;-) Sometimes I have problems getting enough blood but I have found that if I stand up and hold my hand down to my side and shake it my fingers will turn pink and then I can stick it and everything works just fine. Other times I just massage that finger until it turns pink. I'm not sure why this happens ..I guess my fingers just don't want to cooperate. I alternate fingers each time I test so they don't get sore. In fact, they don't even get sore anymore. I also think you're sticking him too deep. Blood is really not that deep under the skin's surface. I only have mine set on #2 and my friend keeps hers on #1. My fingers are pretty tough from hard work and playing the piano all of these years. Let me know how this works. My fingers would stay sore all of the time too if I was sticking that deep. Hang in there Sweetie, Tootie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2000 Report Share Posted December 6, 2000 In a message dated 12/05/2000 3:46:36 PM Pacific Standard Time, saveadog@... writes: << has anyone found anything to help with the sore fingers? >> You do use the ultra thin lancets VS the regular ones don't you? That really helped me out. Meniowl@... type2,dx7/99, low-carbs (last A1c 5.0) Normal range 4.8-6.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2000 Report Share Posted December 6, 2000 In a message dated 12/05/2000 3:46:36 PM Pacific Standard Time, saveadog@... writes: << has anyone found anything to help with the sore fingers? >> You do use the ultra thin lancets VS the regular ones don't you? That really helped me out. Meniowl@... type2,dx7/99, low-carbs (last A1c 5.0) Normal range 4.8-6.0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2000 Report Share Posted December 6, 2000 Someone on this list, said they will tie a rubber band or string around the finger tip and then stick. Basically making a little tourniquet to build up the blood pressure, if youa re still ahving problems. I have used that method, and for me be careful, it will squirt out like a hose. If I wait too long. Lily --- Donna Gardner wrote: > Thanks! We tried the warm water thing and it helped > some. Maybe next > time he will have to hold them under the warm water > a little longer. > > > > > > I don't know how much my Softclix costs but it > has a dial and is > > > very easy > > > > to use. After testing you just punch a little > button on the > end of > > > it and > > > > shoot the used lancet into your hazardous > material container. I > > > put all of > > > > these things in a 3 lb. coffee can and label > it as such so when > the > > > garbage > > > > people get it they know it's dangerous. > > > > > > > > Tootie > > > > > > > > > > > > Re: Sore Fingers > > > > > > > > > > > > Judith, I use a lancet holder that has a > dial, you can make > the > > > poke very > > > > light at 1 and it goes all the way up 6 for > very tough > fingers, I > > > guess. > > > > I > > > > use the lowest number and can hardly feel > the prick at all. (I > > > poke a > > > > LOT - > > > > sometimes up to 10x a day -- and I type for > a living so I > really > > > need to > > > > baby > > > > my fingers!) Check at your nearest > drugstore for a lancet > holder > > > of this > > > > type...several brands now make it. (I got > mine at Walgreen's). > > > Costs > > > > about > > > > $13. > > > > > > > > In a message dated 00-12-05 18:46:41 EST, > you write: > > > > > > > > << > > > > I have a decent pain/discomfort threshhold, > but - darn - my > > > fingers are > > > > sore > > > > some days from testing. I have been testing > around specific > foods > > > since > > > > I'm > > > > pretty new - and testing several times a > day. I test on the > > > sides, not the > > > > tips, use ultra fine lancets ... has anyone > found anything to > > > help with > > > > the > > > > sore fingers? > > > > > > > > Judith > > > > >> > > > > > > > > eGroups Sponsor > > > > > > > > > > > > Public website for Diabetes International: > > > > > http://www.msteri.com/diabetes-info/diabetes_int > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > Public website for Diabetes International: > > > http://www.msteri.com/diabetes-info/diabetes_int > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2000 Report Share Posted December 6, 2000 I will try that and see how well it works. His fingers are calloused on the ends (from work). He does punch-out work (construction). Anytime I do it I try to get the part that is not quite as calloused. I was kinda wondering if I am killing him on the maximum setting. Re: Sore Fingers Does anyone have times when it is hard to get blood out of the fingers? This seems to happen when my husband's hands are cold. I am using the Softclix on the maximum setting and the comfort curve strips (they don't require as much blood). Is there anything he can do, besides doing handstands? ;-) Sometimes I have problems getting enough blood but I have found that if I stand up and hold my hand down to my side and shake it my fingers will turn pink and then I can stick it and everything works just fine. Other times I just massage that finger until it turns pink. I'm not sure why this happens ..I guess my fingers just don't want to cooperate. I alternate fingers each time I test so they don't get sore. In fact, they don't even get sore anymore. I also think you're sticking him too deep. Blood is really not that deep under the skin's surface. I only have mine set on #2 and my friend keeps hers on #1. My fingers are pretty tough from hard work and playing the piano all of these years. Let me know how this works. My fingers would stay sore all of the time too if I was sticking that deep. Hang in there Sweetie, Tootie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2000 Report Share Posted December 6, 2000 I will try that and see how well it works. His fingers are calloused on the ends (from work). He does punch-out work (construction). Anytime I do it I try to get the part that is not quite as calloused. I was kinda wondering if I am killing him on the maximum setting. Re: Sore Fingers Does anyone have times when it is hard to get blood out of the fingers? This seems to happen when my husband's hands are cold. I am using the Softclix on the maximum setting and the comfort curve strips (they don't require as much blood). Is there anything he can do, besides doing handstands? ;-) Sometimes I have problems getting enough blood but I have found that if I stand up and hold my hand down to my side and shake it my fingers will turn pink and then I can stick it and everything works just fine. Other times I just massage that finger until it turns pink. I'm not sure why this happens ..I guess my fingers just don't want to cooperate. I alternate fingers each time I test so they don't get sore. In fact, they don't even get sore anymore. I also think you're sticking him too deep. Blood is really not that deep under the skin's surface. I only have mine set on #2 and my friend keeps hers on #1. My fingers are pretty tough from hard work and playing the piano all of these years. Let me know how this works. My fingers would stay sore all of the time too if I was sticking that deep. Hang in there Sweetie, Tootie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2000 Report Share Posted December 6, 2000 Donna Gardner wrote: << His fingers are calloused on the ends (from work). He does punch-out work (construction).>> Donna, you might want to try the nifty gadget Thornton uses. You or your hubby can stick him anywhere, such as on the forearm, to draw blood. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2000 Report Share Posted December 6, 2000 Donna Gardner wrote: << His fingers are calloused on the ends (from work). He does punch-out work (construction).>> Donna, you might want to try the nifty gadget Thornton uses. You or your hubby can stick him anywhere, such as on the forearm, to draw blood. Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2000 Report Share Posted December 6, 2000 My insurance company just gifted me with a brand new Accu-Chek (the pretty blue one with the AAA batteries), and it comes with a new Softclix lancing device that's much nicer than the previous one. It's smaller, and seems to cause much less discomfort. It takes the same lancets, too. Robin G. > >Reply-To: diabetes_integroups >To: <diabetes_integroups> >Subject: RE: Sore Fingers >Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 20:40:18 -0600 > >I don't know how much my Softclix costs but it has a dial and is very easy >to use. After testing you just punch a little button on the end of it and >shoot the used lancet into your hazardous material container. I put all of >these things in a 3 lb. coffee can and label it as such so when the garbage >people get it they know it's dangerous. > >Tootie > > > Re: Sore Fingers > > > Judith, I use a lancet holder that has a dial, you can make the poke >very > light at 1 and it goes all the way up 6 for very tough fingers, I guess. >I > use the lowest number and can hardly feel the prick at all. (I poke a >LOT - > sometimes up to 10x a day -- and I type for a living so I really need to >baby > my fingers!) Check at your nearest drugstore for a lancet holder of >this > type...several brands now make it. (I got mine at Walgreen's). Costs >about > $13. > > In a message dated 00-12-05 18:46:41 EST, you write: > > << > I have a decent pain/discomfort threshhold, but - darn - my fingers are >sore > some days from testing. I have been testing around specific foods since >I'm > pretty new - and testing several times a day. I test on the sides, not >the > tips, use ultra fine lancets ... has anyone found anything to help with >the > sore fingers? > > Judith > >> > > eGroups Sponsor > > > Public website for Diabetes International: > http://www.msteri.com/diabetes-info/diabetes_int > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2000 Report Share Posted December 6, 2000 My insurance company just gifted me with a brand new Accu-Chek (the pretty blue one with the AAA batteries), and it comes with a new Softclix lancing device that's much nicer than the previous one. It's smaller, and seems to cause much less discomfort. It takes the same lancets, too. Robin G. > >Reply-To: diabetes_integroups >To: <diabetes_integroups> >Subject: RE: Sore Fingers >Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2000 20:40:18 -0600 > >I don't know how much my Softclix costs but it has a dial and is very easy >to use. After testing you just punch a little button on the end of it and >shoot the used lancet into your hazardous material container. I put all of >these things in a 3 lb. coffee can and label it as such so when the garbage >people get it they know it's dangerous. > >Tootie > > > Re: Sore Fingers > > > Judith, I use a lancet holder that has a dial, you can make the poke >very > light at 1 and it goes all the way up 6 for very tough fingers, I guess. >I > use the lowest number and can hardly feel the prick at all. (I poke a >LOT - > sometimes up to 10x a day -- and I type for a living so I really need to >baby > my fingers!) Check at your nearest drugstore for a lancet holder of >this > type...several brands now make it. (I got mine at Walgreen's). Costs >about > $13. > > In a message dated 00-12-05 18:46:41 EST, you write: > > << > I have a decent pain/discomfort threshhold, but - darn - my fingers are >sore > some days from testing. I have been testing around specific foods since >I'm > pretty new - and testing several times a day. I test on the sides, not >the > tips, use ultra fine lancets ... has anyone found anything to help with >the > sore fingers? > > Judith > >> > > eGroups Sponsor > > > Public website for Diabetes International: > http://www.msteri.com/diabetes-info/diabetes_int > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2000 Report Share Posted December 6, 2000 In a message dated 00-12-06 22:34:40 EST, you write: << I am getting better at doing the shots. I didn't get much instruction in the emergency room. I just saw the nurse demonstrate once and then I was on my own. I read some of the tips on diabetes.org for giving shots so they don't sting. When I gave Carey a shot today he said it didn't sting like it had before! I don't think I was thrusting the needle in there fast enough. >> Where are you giving the shots? and I've got a silly question...why isn't Carey giving shots to himself? Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2000 Report Share Posted December 6, 2000 He is a little uncomfortable doing it right now. I think he is feeling a little overwhelmed. He will be doing it after out visit to the endocrinologist Friday. They can show him how to do the shots. We have not really had much instruction doing this. We were only shown how to do it once in the emergency room. No practice whatsoever. Also, when we first started doing this, he was in bed....he has had a bad chest cold on top of all this. Re: Sore Fingers In a message dated 12/05/2000 3:46:36 PM Pacific Standard Time, saveadog@... writes: << has anyone found anything to help with the sore fingers? >> You do use the ultra thin lancets VS the regular ones don't you? That really helped me out. Meniowl@... type2,dx7/99, low-carbs (last A1c 5.0) Normal range 4.8-6.0 eGroups Sponsor Public website for Diabetes International: http://www.msteri.com/diabetes-info/diabetes_int<br clear=all><hr>Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : <a href= " http://explorer.msn.com " >http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2000 Report Share Posted December 6, 2000 Hi Donna, Just wanted to tell you that my doctor said to pinch my stomach up and then inject. I don't inject fast. I push the needle in really slow and it hardly ever stings. I do have to keep changing the place where I inject though. I've told this before but I don't think you were " onboard " at that time. I knew that you should change the injection site by at least an inch each time. I couldn't seem to remember if I had injected on the right side of my " belly button " or the left side....and then I noticed that I have a small red mole on the right side. Hmmmmmm.....I thought about my alarm clock. When it's set for P.M. there's a small dot. Eureka! That's how I keep it straight! I inject in various spot on the left side in the mornings and on the right side in the evenings. O.K. I know that sounds funny but at my age you have to use " association " with something or you won't make it. LOL Happy sticking, Tootie P.S. I personally think Carey will be a lot more at ease with all of this when he begins doing his own blood work and injecting his insulin. I have been doing all of my own since I was a big ol' cry baby in the doctor's office when told that I had to begin the insulin shots. The jerk laughed at me and I hit him with a folder full of information. He's from Puerto Rico and comical anyway and he said " Why you hit me? " I think he's a great guy and appreciate the fact that he tries to explain everything to me (even though I have to get him to repeat almost everything because of his broken English. Re: Sore Fingers I am trying Carey's fingersticks on 2. Two seems to work fine. I think the reason I started using the maximum setting was because I was having trouble getting blood. But, that was probably only because his hands were cold. Poor guy! I have been killing him! No wonder he gets so grumpy when he sees me coming with that thing! ;-) muhahahaha I am getting better at doing the shots. I didn't get much instruction in the emergency room. I just saw the nurse demonstrate once and then I was on my own. I read some of the tips on diabetes.org for giving shots so they don't sting. When I gave Carey a shot today he said it didn't sting like it had before! I don't think I was thrusting the needle in there fast enough. Re: Sore Fingers In a message dated 12/05/2000 3:46:36 PM Pacific Standard Time, saveadog@... writes: << has anyone found anything to help with the sore fingers? >> You do use the ultra thin lancets VS the regular ones don't you? That really helped me out. Meniowl@... type2,dx7/99, low-carbs (last A1c 5.0) Normal range 4.8-6.0 eGroups Sponsor Public website for Diabetes International: http://www.msteri.com/diabetes-info/diabetes_int<br clear=all><hr>Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : <a href= " http://explorer.msn.com " >http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 6, 2000 Report Share Posted December 6, 2000 Oh shucks Donna, I forgot to tell you that I buy the ReliOn Ultra comfort Short Needle 30 gauge 5/16 " (8mm) Insulin Syringes from Wal-Mart. They are only 1/2 the price that they charge at Eckerds. I just bought a box of 100 for $12.58 but checked the price at Eckerds and they were $24.98 for 100 (different brand) there. I think the small size is the main reason they don't hurt. I'll shut my mouth now. Tootie Re: Sore Fingers Dear Donna, I love your attitude! I'm sure you keep Carey amused! The best advice I can suggest re insulin shots and finger-sticking can be found in " Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution. " This dude has been a type 1 for over 50 years. He has a medical practice specializing in exquisitely-detailed diabetes counseling, and has reversed most of the complications he accumulated in the first quarter-century of iffy control. He understands about " diabetic feet " too! Susie eGroups Sponsor Public website for Diabetes International: http://www.msteri.com/diabetes-info/diabetes_int Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2000 Report Share Posted December 7, 2000 I use the BD ultra-fine II lancets with the poker set at #2 setting when #1 doesn't work. Vicki In a message dated 00-12-07 18:44:43 EST, you write: << Which lanset are you using the #1 setting doesnt hurt but it also doesnt get any blood. The company I bought my stuff with (DVD) says use a number three setting so what lancet brand do you use? sharon - >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2000 Report Share Posted December 7, 2000 Donna, are you giving the shots in the abdomen? That's the best place...up to about four inches from the bellybutton on all sides except up, I think. and be sure to rotate. I do a lot of shots per day and I start off on the left side and work my way around to the right side then start over at the left side the next morning. . Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 7, 2000 Report Share Posted December 7, 2000 In a message dated 12/07/2000 10:15:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, fencible@... writes: << One thing I have found that has helped immensely with sore fingers is > something I learned from another list. I use the same lancet. I do also, for a loooong time. >> I do too, I think I changed it, um lets see... last winter some time I think. carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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