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Permalink Reply by Richard P Cosgrove on November 19, 2011 at 6:31am

Tell me about it. I ran out of fingers. The lancet won't go through the scar tissue anymore. Guess I'll have to try alternate site testing till new skin appears in about 2 months.

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Permalink Reply by Jacob's mom on November 19, 2011 at 8:29am

one thing that seemed to help my son a little is scrubbing his fingers with an abrasive face wash like an apricot facial scrub, he also seems better in the summer with lots of swimming in the chlorine. best wishes

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Permalink Reply by Anna Banana on November 19, 2011 at 7:07pm

i have spots on all my fingers on my left hand ( i usually use my left hand to check cuz im right handed ) well one time we went to this place and they gave us a sample of this like cream. its really oily but it clears up the spots on ur fingers. I will try to look for the name of it and let you know when i find it

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Permalink Reply by Marianne on November 19, 2011 at 8:51pm

I'm really careful to rotate my fingers - each finger gets used on three days a month. Finger 1 - the 1st, 11th, 21st. Finger 2 - the 2nd, 12th, 22nd etc. And I try to use a different spot each time I test on that finger. And I use the minimum setting possible - you only need the amount of blood that would fit on the top of a pinhead.

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Permalink Reply by lucymae on November 20, 2011 at 6:10am

try using pure tea tree oil on your fingertips, I've been testing for about 10 years now, and have no spots or calluses

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Permalink Reply by Catherine Jane Vancak on November 20, 2011 at 1:03pm

What I like to do is make a scrub mixed with granulated sugar and olive oil and once a week give my fingers a little scrub and lay on the moisturizer. It helps soften things down for a little while at least.

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Permalink Reply by Shana on November 21, 2011 at 1:21pm

The first time my daughter went swimming after being diagnosed she was shocked because she could easily see EVERY hole in every finger. It was very difficult as a parent to see that but she took it pretty well. You can also see the marks on her fingers when they are not "waterlogged". We do not change the lancet every time so it's good to know that that might help.

We tried a CGM for a while and that surely reduces the number of times you have to prick but she stopped wearing it for several reasons.

I certainly don't have any advice but thanks for posting this because I've wondered the same thing.

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Permalink Reply by kphil06 on November 21, 2011 at 6:11pm

just try to rotate your sites. I know I have my favorites (where I can get a good sample 99% of the time), but I resist and rotate anyways. That helps. I can't do testing on my arms. I've tortured myself to get it to work and could never get enough blood. I guess I just have thick skin!

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Permalink Reply by FarhanY on November 23, 2011 at 2:33pm

I prefer to use only one finger -- my left pinky. It's full of tiny black marks. But that's fine. If they start to heal, I know that I haven't been testing as much. So it's sort of a check-and-balance system for me. :) Besides, you can show those off to your spouse for sympathy points. ;)

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Permalink Reply by christy on November 23, 2011 at 4:12pm

I've started using One Touch Delica, the needle is very fine and doesn't hurt at all. Im hoping that helps with all the pin marks in my fingers.

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Permalink Reply by TaupeLime on November 25, 2011 at 11:11am

well it can be considered cool. its like ur part of some underground organization, and instead of tattoos, u have these weird dots on ur finger tips to identify one another!

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