Suggestions

My friend called me today and was telling me about her morning. She told me that her grandma sat down at the table and pricked her finger to measure her blood sugar. My friend was throughly freaked out about this little procedure but apparently her grandma didnt even seem to notice that what she was doing was slightly odd. This is because her grandma is a diabetic and has been doing this for a long time. This made me wonder how someone can adapt themselves to pricking their own finger. I did some research and I found a website that had an article by someone who actually is a diabetic. She wrote this article on ways that people with diabetes could get more blood to check glucose levels without the pain. She suggested that people buy the thinner lancet because it doesnt require as much pressure to work. It was also suggested that a diavetic should point their finger down so the blood would not have to travel so far as it would if their finger was point up. I bet these tips would work because they sound logical but I will have to find someone who can actually tell me if these suggestions actually work.