[bittersweet]

I'm assuming that everyone who has the dots wipes with alcohol after they pull blood? I was told that the alcohol after tends to react with the clotting or whatever the natural "stop bleeding" mechanism the body does with a hole so small, the isopropyl alcohol reacts with the exposed cells around the "ridges" . I stopped wiping with alcohol after and became black dot free and callous (sp?) free. give it a try.

i'm sure we were all taught to drench it in alcohol, but at one point we all thought that it was sugar that was the key to control too

[Gangrel]

I never use alochol swaps anymore. Most times, it's stick, test, and suck!

[spike]

Originally Posted by DeusXM

Does anyone else 'suffer' from having lots of little black dots at the sides of their fingertips from their BG testing lancet? I've got loads of the little buggers. Anyone know how to get rid of them?

I get them on the pads of my fingers, but I don't give 'em a thought. Since I don't use the sides, they are pristine. I have only one prominent black spot, currently. Consider them freckles. <g>

[Penny]

Originally Posted by Gangrel

I never use alochol swaps anymore. Most times, it's stick, test, and suck!

Me too, and I was told not to use them or alcohol because it dries the skin.