Diabetes Type 2 Support Group

Type 2 Diabetes is a condition in which the body either does not produce enough insulin or does not make efficient use of it. Insulin is a hormone needed to convert food into glucose, a sugar that the body uses for energy. Without enough insulin, glucose can accumulate in the blood, and can cause serious health problems such as heart disease and strokes and organ damage...

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Lynnedz56 11/08/2011

I know this is probably a common complaint and I don't mean to whine; however, I am also on coumadin and this morning my fingers hurt. So, how do you handle it? Or does it just take time to get used to it? I use the computer and can't screw up my fingers. Any tips? I notice they are also black and blue. Which comes from the coumadin...but that's another story. Also, new to coumadin due to blood clots in my lungs.

deleted_user 11/08/2011

Can you get one of the meters that let you test on your forearm?

Liz1961 11/08/2011

If you can't get one of those types of meters that lets you test on your arm then you can also try using the smallest gauge lancet you can find. I use a 31mm and it stings each time but very rarely hurts very bad. Try to test on the sides of your fingers. Example, start with your pinkie on one hand and work your way to the thumb, then switch to the other hand and do the same. That way each finger gets a chance to heal before it's stabbed again.
Sorry you must deal with such bruising. No idea how to combat that.

deleted_user 11/09/2011

I WAS ON THAT AFTER MY HIP REPLACEMENT I HATED IT. YOU SHOULD TELL YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT THIS AND SEE WHAT THEY SAY.
ALSO BECAREFUL SHAVING USE A ELECTRIC RAZOR BECAUSE IF YOU CUT YOURSELF IT IS HARD TO GET IT TO STOP. OH DON'T EAT KEAL OR DRINK GREEN TEA THEY HAVE VITAMIN K IN THEM WHICH IS A NATURAL BLOOD THINNER.
YOUR FINGERS SOUND LIKE MAYBE THEY AREN'T GETTING OXYGEN IN THEM????? THAT IS SCARY I HOPE IT CHANGES FOR YOU.

mzizgayle 11/09/2011

Go into my photos and see the one picture showing where I test on the tops of my fingers...no pain and now not too many spots from the dried blood....also you might have your lancet set too deep

Lynnedz56 11/09/2011

Thanks. I probably could set the lancet on a lower number. Especially being on coumadin. I have NO problem getting blood. Did look at the picture. I would think that would hurt more since there is no flesh on tops of my fingers.

mzizgayle 11/10/2011

just aim for a little to the sides, and it doesn't hurt, I thought that at first (and I can be a sissy sometimes ROFL) when I learned this way and of course the needle setting is one lower, now I don't test anywhere else

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