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07-22-2005, 11:46 PM
|  | Member | | Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: DC Metro Area
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| | | Lancet Experience
I hope this isn't seen as advertising . . . just a weird observation.
From the day I was diagnosed, I've been using the Reli-on lancets. It's a good product and I've been happy.
I recently got a box of Stat-Let lancets and was surprised at the much greater comort of being pierced by the Stat-Lets compared to the Reli-Ons.
Evidently lancet brand does make a difference in how you feel the piercing.
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07-22-2005, 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Middle Aged Man I hope this isn't seen as advertising . . . just a weird observation.
From the day I was diagnosed, I've been using the Reli-on lancets. It's a good product and I've been happy.
I recently got a box of Stat-Let lancets and was surprised at the much greater comort of being pierced by the Stat-Lets compared to the Reli-Ons.
Evidently lancet brand does make a difference in how you feel the piercing. | Definitely agreed there, Middle.  Once I bought some colored Albertson's lancets (well, cause they were cool colors) and they hurt more than any of the others I've ever tried....Usually, I like to use the 33 gauge BD Lancets. They seem comfortable to me (even moreso than the Freestyle lancets I have). I think lancing devices make somewhat of a difference, too...
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07-23-2005, 07:09 AM
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| | | Mr. Man,
Do you test on your forearms or fingers?
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07-23-2005, 08:15 AM
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| | | I like the OneTouch UltraSoft lancet device and lancets a lot. It seems to be less uncomfortable than the others I've tried. I also like the Accu-Chek Soft Clix device and lancets. They generally don't hurt much BUT they leave these huge holes in my fingers that seem to take centuries to disappear.
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07-23-2005, 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by lgvincent I like the OneTouch UltraSoft lancet device and lancets a lot. It seems to be less uncomfortable than the others I've tried. I also like the Accu-Chek Soft Clix device and lancets. They generally don't hurt much BUT they leave these huge holes in my fingers that seem to take centuries to disappear. |
I use the same devices and have the same..HUGE holes....
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07-23-2005, 03:37 PM
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| | I love my softclix. Don't have a problem with huge holes on my fingers  Used the one that comes with medisense meters b4 i got the softclix, and the medisense one was ok, didn't hurt, but i like the softclix better.
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On MDI, Novorapid and Levemir, using the NP4 
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07-23-2005, 07:52 PM
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Originally Posted by duck Mr. Man,
Do you test on your forearms or fingers? | Fingers. Duck, you're usually very well informed. You have something to suggest????
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I am "Middle Aged Man." Able to climb tall buildings with the help of an elevator. Adept at filling out government forms and finding tax breaks. Faster than a pet rock. With strength far beyond that of mortal hamsters. Look . . . asleep on the couch . . . it's a rock. It's a sack of potatoes. No, it's Middle Aged Man!!!!!
T2 diagnosed November, 2004 - Taking Metformin and Actos
Wishing Carwy great success in a new life and the defeat of cancer.
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07-23-2005, 08:56 PM
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| | | IMO, the lancets that have twist off tops hurt worse then the lancets that have pop off tops.
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