Best lancing device?
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BJM
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The lower the number, the thicker the needle, so you've got the more optimal ones (33 gauge are a bear!)
As you continue with testing, more capillaries will develop, making it easier to get a droplet.
Warming up the ear helps increase the circulation; folks have used a small cloth sock of rice, microwaved briefly to a 'baby bottle warm' state, then hold that to the ear.
I free handed without a device as I could see better.
When really desperate, you can aim for the vein, just be prepared for a possible gusher, snag a droplet and blot or you'll get blood shaken all over the place (yes, happened to me and my bathroom!)
As you continue with testing, more capillaries will develop, making it easier to get a droplet.
Warming up the ear helps increase the circulation; folks have used a small cloth sock of rice, microwaved briefly to a 'baby bottle warm' state, then hold that to the ear.
I free handed without a device as I could see better.
When really desperate, you can aim for the vein, just be prepared for a possible gusher, snag a droplet and blot or you'll get blood shaken all over the place (yes, happened to me and my bathroom!)
Chris & China (GA)
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I just use the lancets from the pharmacy aisle...You can get the device if you want to, but a lot of us just freehand using the lancet by itself.
These are my favorite ...they're 28 gauge, so not too tiny, but not too thick either (the higher the gauge number, the tinier the needle)
http://www.adwdiabetes.com/product/freestyle-sterilized-lancets_1197.htm
These are my favorite ...they're 28 gauge, so not too tiny, but not too thick either (the higher the gauge number, the tinier the needle)
http://www.adwdiabetes.com/product/freestyle-sterilized-lancets_1197.htm
Chris & China (GA)
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We actually try not to hit the vein...it hurts and bleeds like crazy, but if it's the only place that works, it's better than nothing
Where we try to aim for is the "Sweet spot" which is really anywhere along the edge between the vein and the very edge of the ear. As you poke more and more there, new capillaries will grow into that space and it'll become easier and easier to get the ear to bleed.
Where we try to aim for is the "Sweet spot" which is really anywhere along the edge between the vein and the very edge of the ear. As you poke more and more there, new capillaries will grow into that space and it'll become easier and easier to get the ear to bleed.
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