Lancets coding..?

[Martin9]

🙂 I see when ordering lancets sometimes it sometimes offers different lancets for same 'stabber' i.e. 28G or 30G..
Any ideas on what this means please..?
Hi all btw ..!

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

That sounds like the gauge, but I’m more used to those numbers relating to insulin needles not lancets.

 

[Martin9]

It's not about type 1 with insulin, it's type 2 with lancets ..

 

[pav]

It's the gauge (thickness) of the lancet needle I prefer the 33g ones as far finer than the brutal 28g ones.

 

[Martin9]

Ahh ok so the bigger the number the finer the lancet...?

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Ahh ok so the bigger the number the finer the lancet...?

‘Birmingham guage’ apparently... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_gauge

 

[Matt Cycle]

Yes, it's the gauge (G). As used on needles. The higher the number the thinner the diameter.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_gauge

 

[Martin9]

Yes, it's the gauge (G). As used on needles. The higher the number the thinner the diameter.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birmingham_gauge

Thanks ..!