Annnd that's what happened to me tonight. Apparently one side of my pinky did not give enough blood so I had to do it again! Ugh. At least my number was low.
I know what you mean- I had to prick my fingers 3 times this morning for one test!!! My thumbs have always worked pretty well, but today the left one is sore from all the pricks. Hang in there.
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Ugh, I HATE that. It happened to me after dinner, too. I also hate when the blood sample is too small and my meter reads "error" because that means yet another prick
Mama to two sweet girls DD1 Feb 2010 DD2 Sept 2011
Ugh, I HATE that. It happened to me after dinner, too. I also hate when the blood sample is too small and my meter reads "error" because that means yet another prick
Yeah, that's what happened to me. I squeezed as much blood as I could but I guess it wasn't enough. *sigh* Tomorrow's another day....
I agree! That happens to me almost every day. There have been times when I have had to prick every finger multiple times before I got anything. So frustrating!
I have found that washing my hands in hot water before I prick helps to get the blood flowing.
I'm very new to this, but I had to prick FIVE times tonight before I got anything. First two strips were errors. Holding my hand down for 20 seconds finally got enough blood to come out. Ugh.
Re: It really sucks when you have to prick yourself twice!
DD1 Feb 2010
DD2 Sept 2011
Yeah, that's what happened to me. I squeezed as much blood as I could but I guess it wasn't enough. *sigh* Tomorrow's another day....
I agree! That happens to me almost every day. There have been times when I have had to prick every finger multiple times before I got anything. So frustrating!
I have found that washing my hands in hot water before I prick helps to get the blood flowing.