"Tiger Lily" > wrote in message
...
> On 10/9/2010 10:52 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> W. Baker wrote:
>>>> I believe tht Alan has a piece on one of his blogs about good lancing
>>>> and testing technique. I have been teting for some 14 years now and
>>>> have never had a really sore finger or an infection(knock on wood:-)
>>>> I have changed the lancet qite a few times in that period:-)
>>>>
>>>> Wendy
>>>
>>> When I started testing, I actually stabbed myself a few times quite
>>> painfully in bad places--when changing the lancet! I yanked off the
>>> little cap too abruptly and the rebound got me in a finger joint. I have
>>> learned that easy does it. (I confess that when those little cups of
>>> coffee creamer with tear off tops first appeared, I managed to spray
>>> myself with creamer while trying to open them! Despite being such a
>>> klutz
>>> at times, I actually do have quite good facility for detailed hand work,
>>> believe it or not.<G>)
>>
>> I HATE changing the lancet. I constantly stab myself when doing it and
>> often more than once.
>>
>> After testing for a few weeks I realized that an old lancet was far less
>> painful than a new one. I used to change them daily as I was instructed
>> to
>> do. My dad changes his each time. I just can't imagine how painful that
>> would be.
>>
>> Now I keep using the same one until it starts to hurt again or until I
>> can't
>> get a good drop of blood. This usually takes many months.
>>
>>
>
> Julie, when i insert the new lancet into the lancing device, i leave the
> security cap on
>
> once the lancet is in position, i hold the base of the lancet and twist of
> the cap
>
> before i remove the OLD lancet, i recap it with the twist off cap that i
> saved from when i last changed it
>
> yes, i change my lancet once a year whether or not it needs to be
>
> hope this helps!

When I try to recap is when I stick myself. I use the Bayer Contour meter.
The way they used to make the lancet caps made them easy to recap. The way
they make them now makes it easy to stick yourself.