Re: In the day to day of diabetes, one thing that legit grosses me out is...

Sometimes I am really glad I get multiple holes going, cuz I can't get enough blood out of one to do a test, but I combine 2 or 3.... lol

For some weird reason I've never tested my thumbs, I know my dad never did either so my fingers get pretty rough at times and yes, it happens to me all the time too. I check 6 times a day and have for years.

This has never happen 2 me. O_O
But I can imagine it and EWWW lol D:

that does creep me out but what is worse is at diabetes camp me and my bestfriend were canoeing and we droped out lancetes out of reach so we just squeezed our fingers to see if we could get any blood to come out of one of the holes it did nough said it was pretty messed

This has happened to me many times over the years.  :)

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Working in an E.R. makes me paranoid about that.  Whenever I test at work I hold pressure on the spot way longer just hoping that it doesn't stay "open" to the hospital world.

I hear you on this one! When I first started clinicals out here with studyingto be a surgical tech, I freaked out all the time about contact!

I never test my thumb!  I guess I should start, but the thought of it creeps me out for some reason!  Lol

I think it's so funny someone is finally acknowledging that this happens and it's happened to everybody! Haha. 

I think it's hilarious when it happens.  It just freaks out my friends if they are around.  They usually hate when I milk my fingers for blood anyways, though.

Yep, this has definitely happened to me, though not that often.  I never thought about the fact that stuff could go through the holes in my fingers...until now.  Eww :P

Im not going too lie... I dont think I have ever tested my thumb after the one time I did... IT HUR FOR LIKE A WEEK!

Im kind of a baby sometimes, lol!

Yeah, I'm a baby about testing in my thumb too.

I think I've done it less than 10 times in 12 years.  I feel like the skin's thicker and more sensitive.

Well, this actually doesn't happen to me; however, I rotate between all 8 fingers so to allow them time to heal.  And by the way, my diabetes educators gave me a free brand new One Touch Delica lancing device that uses the finest lancets on the market.  My old lancing device used 33 gauge lancets, and the delica lancets are substantially smaller, possibly a 35 or even 37 gauge (i'm not sure).  If you ever have pain or very slow healing pricks, I really recommend this device.  See if your doctor or educators have any of the promotional ones that they get, and try it out.  It is also very compact.  After using it for just under a week, I already notice my pricks healing faster with less rough spots and noticeable black dots.  Just a suggestion, I dumped my lancing device that attached to my meter for this one!  So worth it :)

I think it's funny. I actually ask my boyfriend to squeeze my fingers before I put another hole in my finger just in case. haha

My father is also Type 1, and checked his BG one day and when he squeezed his finger blood shot across the kitchen table out of a different hole. It was pretty hilarious.

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Well, this actually doesn't happen to me; however, I rotate between all 8 fingers so to allow them time to heal.  And by the way, my diabetes educators gave me a free brand new One Touch Delica lancing device that uses the finest lancets on the market.  My old lancing device used 33 gauge lancets, and the delica lancets are substantially smaller, possibly a 35 or even 37 gauge (i'm not sure).  If you ever have pain or very slow healing pricks, I really recommend this device.  See if your doctor or educators have any of the promotional ones that they get, and try it out.  It is also very compact.  After using it for just under a week, I already notice my pricks healing faster with less rough spots and noticeable black dots.  Just a suggestion, I dumped my lancing device that attached to my meter for this one!  So worth it :)

This is funny, because I have the OneTouch Ping and I actually use my old Accu-Chek lancet which I prefer over the OneTouch lancet. I go to the endo on the 21st I'll have to see if they have any of these new ones.

I've never had a "constellation", but those little black dots make me laugh.  It looks like I have tattooed my fingertips with a secret pattern.  I am also a wimp when it comes to using my thumb.  Just the thought of it is painful.  I alternate between my first two fingers on my left hand.  All other fingers aren't calloused and tough yet, so they hurt for days if I use one of them.