Originally Posted by
ellies mom
This is definitely not the time to be "gentle". Prick your finger with feeling, otherwise it can kind of bounce off and you just have to do it again. The other thing that helps is to squeeze your finger with your thumb. It is kind of hard to explain but basically, you want to push on one side of your finger tip so that the rest of the fingertip is hard like a board. That helps the lancet go in better as well. Granted you are young and healthy so you should be a decent "bleeder" but you never know. I was trying to run a capillary lipid panel on a young guy this weekend and I couldn't get blood out of his finger to save my life. Warm hands also help.
Yeah - I just did it again and found that bracing my finger against the desk or table was better as it did not allow me to pull away. Thanks for the other tips!
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A-M
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