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I have watched this channel for a couple of years now, and I have no complaints. However, speaking from a diabetic standpoint, the blood glucose machines have improved to where people don't need to take their blood glucose levels via pricking their fingers anymore. They can just use a machine and scan a sensor in their arm. I became much more in control when I had the new sensor. Thanks for the videos!!
Not everyone is that advanced, has a phone that will work with it, or can get the bloody things to stay on. So yes, many of us are still stick-me-quicking it.
Thanks for the vid, guys! 👍 Just a few tips if you don't want to torture yourselves unnecessarily for a blood glucose reading.. Lol Never start off with the highest setting on the lancing device. Try a few lower settings first. You don't necessarily have to prick your finger (even contraindicated in certain cases). Your earlobe or palm (hypothenar region) will do nicely and is virtually pain free. Lastly, if your skin is clean, disinfection with alcohol swabs isn't necessary. Hope this helps.
STOP. Blood from the earlobe or palm may give you a very different reading. If you use anything else than blood from your finger, make sure to read the manual for the strips and monitor, and consult with a doctor. Also, don't take blood the same place every time. Many tend to take it from the same area of the same indexfinger. If you messure your levels more than a few times a week, rotate where you take it, using both sides of all fingers on both hands. And unless you like pain, use the side of your fingers, not the fingertip.
I found this channel because of the video on COVID vaccines and i stayed because well... Science is fascinating! Thank you for all the hard work you do!
I've never seen a CGM used in a hospital setting. Even with my CGM, my Endo and ED visits have always resulted in finger-sticks. They offer the most accurate reading since the capillaries are near the surface and fresh blood is easier to draw.
Thanks, boss! One thing that annoys the hell out of me as an insulin dependent diabetic is that no glucometer ive met has a place for a bottle of insulin! Im on the go with no set schedule, so its imperative that i have meter, med, and emergency sugar with me.
Ahhh, the lancet. Changed by any diabetic every year. Maybe...hahaha. I can´t remember the last time I changed that bad boy. They send you MILLIONS of them and you use like 3 for the life of the meter. NICE NUMBER, NINJA NERD, so jealous!
You should change the lancet every time you take a reading. Not only does it make it less painful, since the sharp is dulled by use, but it will very easily introduce infection to the site. You can certainly give yourself blood-borne illnesses by reusing lancets.
If its your own device, used only by yourself, no. However, cleaning it is a good idea if you dont want to change it. I rarely change mine either. 3-4 x a year is about it.
@@gamingwithgeezers3649 i would love to see evidence of all the diabetics who get blood borne illnesses from not changing our lancets. We would all be dead...haha.
@@TheEmily1218 www.cdc.gov/injectionsafety/blood-glucose-monitoring.html and www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5409a2.htm :) While these target multi-user applications specifically in Long-Term Facilities, the fact you are leaving what could arguably be described as a "nutrient-rich" source in open-air, then reusing it (as intended) to puncture the protective layer of skin to draw blood, means that it a risk. Not all smokers get lung-cancer, but the risk is there and real enough to avoid.
