"After so many years of doing it, you learn where it's least painful" (:37)
Nancy, age 54, learned how to rotate among her fingers and found it was nothing to fear.
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Glucose Meters
"This may save your life"
( 1:32 )
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Pricking Your Finger
"It's nothing to fear"
( :37 )
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Hemoglobin A1C
"It's a really key test"
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Testing Each Day
I test morning, evening, and before meals
( :34 )
Share Your Thoughts
What do you do to make pricking your finger less painful?
If you have diabetes, you have to prick your finger to get a drop of blood for home glucose monitoring. Pricking your finger can be painful—or less so. For Nancy, the thought of pricking her finger was one of scariest aspects of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. With time, she learned how to prick her finger as painlessly as possible. She now rotates testing sites and avoids pricking her fingertips (which are more sensitive). “It’s not a big deal,” she says.
Glucose Meters"This may save your life"
Pricking Your Finger"It's nothing to fear"
Hemoglobin A1C"It's a really key test"
Testing Each DayI test morning, evening, and before meals
