About Lancets and 'looking like a diabetic'

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Lizzzie

Lizzzie

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I always thought that if I shook hands with Sherlock Holmes or Jonathan Creek or similar, they'd know I was diabetic because my finger-tips are speckled with black micro lancet-holes through testing so much. (Was planning to work it into a novel some day).

Then I read the Lancets page and nobody mentioned this - is it just me? WHat about those of ou who hardly change theirs? Don't you get it?
 
Lizzzie said:
I always thought that if I shook hands with Sherlock Holmes or Jonathan Creek or similar, they'd know I was diabetic because my finger-tips are speckled with black micro lancet-holes through testing so much. (Was planning to work it into a novel some day).

Then I read the Lancets page and nobody mentioned this - is it just me? WHat about those of ou who hardly change theirs? Don't you get it?
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my fingers look horrible like i have tried to burn my finger prints off or something... 21 years of testing though 🙄
 
My fingertips are looking a bit worse for wear aswell! And if anyone was to see my tummy they'd see a fair few bruises too :(
 
Yeah I got em too.
Am rotating fingers and hands, but still got the holy fingers.
Then again it has been 18 years.
 
I haven't been at this a year yet and I'm still using the lowest setting on the pricker, so I can't see any changes. It still hurts like nobody's business though. Does that ever change?
 
Alison- I can hardly feel it now and I've had diabetes for 6 years
 
Though there is always the occasional one that makes you swear, wave your hand around and pull faces! lol!
 
For some reason I always squeeze my eyes shut just before I press the button and wince when the needle hits, I'm such a wuss.
 
half the time I don't feel it and I use the same 2 fingers, I hardly ever swap hands and I have been testing for nearly 11 years... it's funny I was waiting at my DSN appt today and was looking at the little black marks on my fingers, and wondered if it makes any difference to our fingerprints??
 
squidge63 said:
half the time I don't feel it and I use the same 2 fingers, I hardly ever swap hands and I have been testing for nearly 11 years... it's funny I was waiting at my DSN appt today and was looking at the little black marks on my fingers, and wondered if it makes any difference to our fingerprints??
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Interesting thought!
 
My finger ends are a mess, right hand fingertips more so then the left like.
 
i'm thankful that from a young age i was told never to test on the tips of my fingers - 19 years down the line and i only have one small spot of scar tissue on my left middle finger, although the sides of my fingers are a bit worse for wear. i'm trying to get into the habit of testing on my right hand to save any further damage to them.
 
This was taken before I was told about using the sides of my fingers (yes, I know after 14 years I should have known, but I didn't because my care team were idiots)

Now they look much better :D I can barely see the dots - i thank that lush stuff "I snap the whip" for that

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Northerner said:
Ouch! Glad to hear they're on the mend!
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LOL yep, they hurt a lot. But now you can barely notice. Aceness :D I did start loosing feeling in them for a while but since turning the gauge down and using the sides they're all hunky dory again
 
SilentAssassin1642 said:
LOL yep, they hurt a lot. But now you can barely notice. Aceness :D I did start loosing feeling in them for a while but since turning the gauge down and using the sides they're all hunky dory again
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i got my mum to stroke the sides of my fingers tonight, and told her she has to do it again in a week - i'm using You Snap The Whip religiously at the moment and i want to see if it has any effects! (even if it doesn't, i'll keep using it. the blackcurrant smell is sooooooo good)
 
I cant do it the sides of my fingers it hurts way too much :(
 
I sometimes have those little black dots, but just checked and can't see any at the moment, I use almost the lowest setting and have 6 fingers that I use.
 
Does anyone use the sides in the middle or at the bottom of your fingers, just wandering?
 
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