One Touch Finepoint Lancets

Pros: Easy To Use, Less Discomfort Initially
Cons: More expensive, Increased Soreness in Fingers.

Writing this from the perspective of a Registered Nurse who checks blood sugar levels daily in the hospitals and nursing homes in around New Jersey.

We used FinePoint Lancets in our facility for two months, then decided to switch back to a...

Pros: Slim point - less painful
Cons: None

I'll admit it, I'm a chicken when it comes to sticking my finger to test my blood sugar. No matter how many times I've had to do this, I still can't stand doing it.

If you aren't familiar with lancets, I'll be the first to admit that...

Pros: fine point, fits most Penlet Blood Samplers
Cons: none found

I was diagnosed with diabetes just over a year ago. Before that for about a year I was hypoglycemic (low blood sugar). So I have been doing the several times daily sticks for about two years. This has never been an easy task for me and many times my...

Pros: smaller edge, fits most penlets
Cons: smaller point means deeper hole OUCH!

I have been a diabetic for 14 years. I have tested my blood with glucose meters almost as long as they have existed.I test my blood 4 times a day. Sometimes the holes don't heal as fast as usual so the will bleed when I squeeze them. This finer point...

Pros: less painful
Cons: none

My six year old daughter Bethany has to have her blood sugar checked four times a day when she is feeling normal. It can get up to eight times a day when winter comes around and the flu season starts. When you are getting your poor fingers pricked that...

Pros: painless, easily disposable
Cons: none, really

I was sent a LifeScan Profile glucose tester by my insurance company. I had been diagnosed with Type II diabetes a short time ago and I guess the information filtered from my Doctor to the Insurance Company.

Now, I know a lot of people who...