Finger prick spraying blood?

[Pigeon]

Hi there, I did a finger prick at the weekend and it sprayed a fine jet of blood ring into the air - and right across the clean white bedsheets in the B+B I was staying at!

Has this happened often to anyone else, and do you know what causes it? I'd never had it happen before (in 2 years of testing - not much experience compared to many people, obviously!) and I have used that finger a lot!

 

[Anthony Neve]

once when i was a kid at the clinic. she said i was the second person that day to spray blood up the wall 🙄 Give that finger a rest (sometimes its easy to have a favourite). But more importantly make sure you use a new lancet everytime. that way itl be a sharp as possible, clean and hurt less. (should make a cleaner prick too).

 

[insulinaddict09]

Wow... no thank god!! i'd probably faint 😱

 

[Freddie99]

I get that but very rarely. It's quite amusing when it does happen. Last time it happened to me I got a face full of blood and some nice spray patterns on my shirt!

 

[Northerner]

Goodness! I've not heard of that happening before - I always have to coax and cajole the stuff to come out!😱

 

[katie]

This has never happened to me, but sounds quite amusing hehe

 

[aymes]

I've only really had something like that if I'm testing during exercise when my heart rate's up so the blood's pumping really fast.

 

[Northerner]

I've only really had something like that if I'm testing during exercise when my heart rate's up so the blood's pumping really fast.

Yes, I've had that after a run, where I don't have to squeeze at all, the blood is very red! Problem that I find then is that it often smears as I'm trying to get a drop on the test strip.😱 It doesn't spurt, but it takes a while to stop!

 

[aymes]

Yes, I've had that after a run, where I don't have to squeeze at all, the blood is very red! Problem that I find then is that it often smears as I'm trying to get a drop on the test strip.😱 It doesn't spurt, but it takes a while to stop!

It's very annoying, if I'm testing mid-run I really want it to be quick and easy and it's just more difficult!

 

[Steff]

wow never heard of that like northener i have to coax and milk the blood most times i test

 

[litto-miss-loz]

wow never heard of that like northener i have to coax and milk the blood most times i test

Im the same, its never happened to me. Im always havin to squeeze my fingers.
When the nurses were checking my sugars in hospital I had to give my fingers a good old squeeze as they couldnt get any blood. was quite funny 😛😛

 

[Steff]

lol i bet i seem to get the most blood out my little finger

 

[Hazel]

I get this situation often - I always put it down to injecting direct into the vein.

Yet on other occasions, as described, I have to massage the finger to get blood out.

Diabetes is funny old thing!!!

 

[litto-miss-loz]

lol i bet i seem to get the most blood out my little finger

Im the same, my pinky does the most work hehe

 

[Steff]

weird aint it the littilist finger and you get the most blood, i'm wondering how long it will be before i have to move on to other test sites like thigh etc etc

 

[litto-miss-loz]

weird aint it the littilist finger and you get the most blood, i'm wondering how long it will be before i have to move on to other test sites like thigh etc etc

Yeah I have never really thought about that.

 

[katie]

lol same here, the little finger always works 😉

 

[litto-miss-loz]

haha yip dont under estimate thee weee pinky hehe 😉

 

[Northerner]

weird aint it the littilist finger and you get the most blood, i'm wondering how long it will be before i have to move on to other test sites like thigh etc etc

I use the little finger and the one next to it. I use the ones on one hand until they become too sore, alternating fingers, then use the other hand - this gives them some time to recover so I can continue to use them - although they never quite get enough recovery time!

 

[katie]

I use the little finger and the one next to it. I use the ones on one hand until they become too sore, alternating fingers, then use the other hand - this gives them some time to recover so I can continue to use them - although they never quite get enough recovery time!

why dont you use the others northe?