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Permalink Reply by jeff on January 29, 2013 at 4:46am

Well, I'm not in a great position to make that kind of comparison, but I guess I can honestly say that drawing blood with a spring-loaded lancet is far worse than any pap smear I ever had.

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Permalink Reply by beechbeard on January 29, 2013 at 5:31am

Multiclix but I use it alternate site and the darn clear cap for that keeps cracking. Maybe my fault but aggravating. This thread was a great idea am thinking now about the fastclix.

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Permalink Reply by Buckley83 on January 29, 2013 at 8:04am

I have a multiclix but have not used it yet, what put me off was the notion that you would have to change the drum after six texts which seemed a little wasteful to me?

Is this not the case?

I have been using the BD microlet 2 for a year or so, which I like as it is small, however the gauge setting keeps shifting around in my bag which is irritating as it invariably causes me to have to prick my fingers twice.

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Permalink Reply by Zoe on January 29, 2013 at 8:12am

Don't most lancets only have one use instead of six of the drum?? Personally I change it once in a blue moon. I reuse each lancet many many times.

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Permalink Reply by Buckley83 on January 29, 2013 at 8:18am

Yes that is what I meant, I currently change my lancet every 50-100 tests (whoops)

I thought that as a design feature of the multiclix the lancets withdrew into the drum after 6 uses and then the drum had be changed?

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Permalink Reply by Zoe on January 29, 2013 at 8:32am

Nope, you can keep using the lancets, forwarding to a new one on the drum whenever your little heart desires. It sounds like the new version (the FastClix) is not like that though. Not giving up my Multiclix!

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Permalink Reply by Deannan on January 29, 2013 at 11:56am

Yeah for those of us that reuse the Fastclix probably is not a good idea ; ) . Now I am thinking what if they discontinue the Multi? Seriously the price of the multi had quadrupled on amazon since I last replaced one.

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Permalink Reply by Zoe on January 29, 2013 at 11:59am

Hmmm...and the Multiclix is the only lancing device with a drum where you can reuse? I may stock up on drums in case it goes out of production. My first batch have lasted nearly 6 years!

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Permalink Reply by Deannan on January 29, 2013 at 12:07pm

I think buying an Avia meter with the Multiclix is also cheaper, but yeah my concern is with the fastlix they will discontinue the Multi. I stocked up on drums, I am infamous for losing my case with all the goods.

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Permalink Reply by Buckley83 on February 2, 2013 at 4:51am

Well I went through my diabetes samples stash box. I found two black multiclix devices and one fastclix, as well as about 100 drums for the multiclix ha..

Think Roche gave them to me when I went on my pump. Being using it on 3.5 for the last few days and am now a convert. So thanks for this thread.

My fingertips are always in a state, black dots all over them and callouses. I have to file them down with a pumice stone every few weeks ha.

Hopefully the multiclix will be a little kinder :)

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Permalink Reply by beechbeard on January 29, 2013 at 8:32am

As long as you do not rotate the top end of the lancing device - you will reuse the same lancet as last time. There are six rotations/drum. How many hits you use it for before rotating the drum is up to you.

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Permalink Reply by Zoe on January 29, 2013 at 8:33am

GMTA

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