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I'm not drawing enough blood from my fingers for my testing strip. Any advice regarding this?

  • I would like to take the glucose tests from my fingers. I use the Abbott glucose meter called Optium. The lancet gauge is 30. I am very new at using meters as I was just diagnosed with type 2 diabetes on February 29th. I will be seeing my physician on April l5th, but I wanted to know what my glucose levels are currently, so I purchased a meter.

  • Answer:

    Some times new users tend to pull fingers away from the lancette. Push a little harder and only use the sides of your fingers.

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try rubbing you finger tip to warm it up and leave it below your heart. thats what i always do!

prettynpink

Maybe run your hands under hot water before checking....might make it easier to get blood.

Kris H

Try testing on the top of your forearm towards the pinky finger side, from about midway up to the elbow. It doesn't hurt as much either.

MarLo

Massage your hands from the palm down to the fingertip you plan on pricking. Also make sure the setting on your plunger is high enough to penetrate the skin...i usually keep mine on 4.

kacey_danielle04

Keep your number highest on the finger pricker, and try to warm it before so there is more circulation....good luck.

Becksstein

Sometimes I have to run my hands in warm water for a few minutes in the morning to get enough blood. You gotta apply pressure in an upward movement on your finger after you stick it.Rub the finger in an upward direction. You aren't supposed to squeeze it. Your lancet may need to be adjusted to make a little deeper prick. Turn the dial on your lancet.

MamaSmurf

Wash hands in very warm water and dry rubbing briskly. It helps me to get enough of a drop for the meters that take more than a mere dot. I hope this is the meter your insurance company supports. It can be very expensive to pay more than you must for strips!! they cost around a dollar a strip for some of them. but you might not have the lancet holder set so it is deep enough??? I like the 31 g lancets and syringes. I have also found taking baby aspirin makes me bleed more freely!! That might help you too. And if you are indeed diabetic remember the doctors treat your blood pressure and heart as if you have already had a major heart event, so they do want you taking the baby aspirin regularly with blood pressure meds. You can contact me by email and we will visit more about this. Another good site for info for diabetes treatment is http://www.diabetes.about.com The forum there is full of really helpful people who have good control and are super friendly.

Nana Lamb

Have you had your iron checked? When mine is low, I have same problem.

michelle

it may b due to less circulation of blood...don't worry take from vein....it ll b better

vikas v

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