how do u get rid of the scars left from finger pricking
Hmmm…good question! Sorry I do not have the answer nor scars yet…Maybe after awhile I think I may have scars on top of scars! Scar removal from finger pricking never crossed my mind since I have already accepted the fact that I would be doing the process for a long long period of time. But my dermatologist said before when I had a scar from a previous IV line that it can be done surgically(laser treatment)…and most over-the-counter creams/ointments are not very effective. My endo however says that keeping the finger pads moisturized lessen “scars”.
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I also have accepted the fact that the sides of my fingers are going to be a bit scarred. I’ve only ever pricked my right hand, and use all fingers and thumb, both sides. I don’t use the pad of the finger. I notice sometimes that the best healing are those that I applied direct pressure to for about a minute. Usually I wash my hands prior to using the lancet, warm water helps a lot. I notice also that I need to change the needle when the pricked spot itches a bit. Am I the only one that doesn’t change out the needle for every test? (not intending to hijack the thread at all)
I use a pumice stone when I bathe so the skin on my fingers is very soft and can be smoothed. I also apply lotion, especially in the winter time. Eucerine creams/lotions are the best that I have ever used. I have their new handcream that is slightly sented. It’s called Eucerin Daily Skin Balance. Sometimes when I feel my hands are extra dry or callused, I’ll use the one with Alpha Hydroxy in it, but you have to use that one carefully, especially in the sun, but you will see a difference with it.
I change the lancet needle once a day. No one ever told me I need to change the finger pricking needle more than that… The injection needle for insulin is another story. That one I change with every shot.
I change my lancet everyday. I don’t want to use a dull one.
sheesh im bad i change my lancet like 1x a month :o\ its a bad habit i picked up when i didnt care about having diabetes!
Unless I use a magnyfying glass I don’t see any scars on my fingers. I use all my fingers including my thumbs perhaps you favor a few fingers that will cause scaring.
I’ve found that the pads of my finger HURT after I prick them there So I also use the sides of my fingers. Thumb? NO WAY! It HURTS too.
As for changing my lancet maybe 1 time a month. Hey I’m the only using it and I know that I have nothing wrong with me so…Or til it gets dull and hurts
AS for scar tissue I really have no answer on that. I’m like toddcady here I think it’s just going to scar.
I have little black dots on all my fingers from pricking, not sure if that is what qualifies as scars, they seem to fade as I rotate to the next hand. Moisterize, moisterize, moisterize; as I get older that instruction seems all the more important!
I’ve got spots where the lancet won’t even penetrate the skin. I use all my fingers but the thumbs for some reason. Probably the space bar keep my thumbs out of rotation. Sometimes when I use the outside of the pinkie it can hurt way more than it should after I test. I’m trying to moisturize the fingertips a bit. I can never remember to put lotion on with any sort of regularity. Another change in behavior I need to adopt.
As for changing the lancet? I do it about the time we do the census. I’m using the One Touch Delica (it’s really good) so I’ve been changing the lancet more frequently because the lancet is extremely fine.
I use 1 finger each day, on the sides, So each finger gets a week to “rest” between sticks. It isn’t necessary to change the lancet every time or even every day you stick. You are the only one using it and it hurts less as it is used. I think the companies that make lancets tell the docs and pharmacists to have us change a lancet after every use so they can sell more of them. I do use a lot of cream on my hands, especially in the cooler weather.
Glad I’m not alone… BTW, I test 4-5 times a day so resting my fingers for that long isn’t an option. Yeah, that’s pretty OCD but once I was diagnosed - May 6 of this year - I became a child again, trying new foods and seeing how they affected my BG.
I replace a lancet about once every 6 months or longer.
“Change lancet after every use.” This message brought to you by the lancet manufacturer who’d like you to purchase 3,000 lancets a year for the rest of your life.
Good to know Alan… thanks. My averages for my BG are 95 (7, 14 and 30 day) and I use the Freestyle Lites, but at a very low depth setting. on a scale of 1-4 I use a 2. Haven’t had any problems, except when I was careless.
My pinky fingers always give me the highest numbers, for whatever reason. I guess different body parts do have different personalities, lol!
No - I use a Multiclix and usually change with every stick. Sometimes I use the same lancet twice if it is the middle of the night or something and I am too lazy to change it then.
You can help prevent dead-tissue buildup by using a rubbing stone- (perhaps it’s a pumice stone, I’m a bit uncertain)- whenever I shower I rub this over my fingers, and it should help remove the dead cells[ relatively painlessly].
Of course, alternating testing sites is key! If you’re fingers (all of them!) are looking bad, then perhaps try other areas on your arm (upper arm, if I recall. Just be advised that your fingers are most reliable for showing quick changes in sugar).
However— if you already have the scars, I am unsure :(. But to stop more from forming, try this!