When the nice ambulance man came out to me last night they did something to my finger to draw blood to get a blood sugar reading.. It was like a click with a little plastic machine then he put the end on the blood spot.
Is that the same thing that diabetics have to do?? |
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"When the nice ambulance man came out to me last night they did something to my finger to draw blood to get a blood sugar reading.. It was like a click with a little plastic machine then he put the end on the blood spot.
Is that the same thing that diabetics have to do??"
That's the bit that hurts the most when I give blood :/
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"Fucking hell it really hurt!! It was like the worst paper cut ever!! I thought surely people can't have to do that every day.
Is that what the heel prick test for babies was as well??"
I think the heel prick test on babies was to check blood coagulation,didn't they then have some vitamin K
Been so long I can't remember  |
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"When the nice ambulance man came out to me last night they did something to my finger to draw blood to get a blood sugar reading.. It was like a click with a little plastic machine then he put the end on the blood spot.
Is that the same thing that diabetics have to do??
That's the bit that hurts the most when I give blood :/
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Why do they do that first? |
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"Fucking hell it really hurt!! It was like the worst paper cut ever!! I thought surely people can't have to do that every day.
Is that what the heel prick test for babies was as well??
I think the heel prick test on babies was to check blood coagulation,didn't they then have some vitamin K
Been so long I can't remember "
yes, and I was most upset when they did it on my little baby |
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"Fucking hell it really hurt!! It was like the worst paper cut ever!! I thought surely people can't have to do that every day.
Is that what the heel prick test for babies was as well??
I think the heel prick test on babies was to check blood coagulation,didn't they then have some vitamin K
Been so long I can't remember "
Ah yeah I think it tests for some rare things as well like PKU they do about 4/5 little spot tests and put them on s card. No wonder he cried!  |
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By *ickawitchCouple
over a year ago
Away with the fairies (Liverpool to you) |
I hate when I have that done.....I even asked the doctor if I can cut myself and they could scoop the blood but he won't let me - my way would hurt way less than that horrible little device  |
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"They always say it's just a little prick but because it's on your sensitive fingers it hurts a lot.
You should have demanded a cuddle from the hottie paramedic."
It was him that did it!! Sadist! I thought they were putting the thing that measures your SATS back on.. Made me jump. He's lucky he never got a clout round head. |
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"When the nice ambulance man came out to me last night they did something to my finger to draw blood to get a blood sugar reading.. It was like a click with a little plastic machine then he put the end on the blood spot.
Is that the same thing that diabetics have to do??
That's the bit that hurts the most when I give blood :/
Why do they do that first?"
To check your blood group I believe ~ it hurts!! |
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I used to have a pin prick test to let me know what my I.N.R. reading was. Although it gives an instant reading, it's not as accurate as having a sample sent to the lab for analysis.
Now I've moved from Erewash Borough, to Derby City, I have to go to the hospital for this procedure, but it's only a 2 min walk for me |
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By *icketysplitsWoman
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Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound |
"They always say it's just a little prick but because it's on your sensitive fingers it hurts a lot.
You should have demanded a cuddle from the hottie paramedic.
It was him that did it!! Sadist! I thought they were putting the thing that measures your SATS back on.. Made me jump. He's lucky he never got a clout round head. "
The nurse at my GP uses something similar for the little pipette HIV test. We've fallen out over the years and I've gone back to having it as part of my monthly full drawn from the arm blood test - much less painful.
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"When the nice ambulance man came out to me last night they did something to my finger to draw blood to get a blood sugar reading.. It was like a click with a little plastic machine then he put the end on the blood spot.
Is that the same thing that diabetics have to do??
That's the bit that hurts the most when I give blood :/
Why do they do that first?"
It's to test you have enough iron in your blood, they drop it in a test tube and the drop has to sink Hurts way more than the actual needle in your vein |
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"They always say it's just a little prick but because it's on your sensitive fingers it hurts a lot.
You should have demanded a cuddle from the hottie paramedic.
It was him that did it!! Sadist! I thought they were putting the thing that measures your SATS back on.. Made me jump. He's lucky he never got a clout round head.
The nurse at my GP uses something similar for the little pipette HIV test. We've fallen out over the years and I've gone back to having it as part of my monthly full drawn from the arm blood test - much less painful.
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I don't blame you!! |
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"When the nice ambulance man came out to me last night they did something to my finger to draw blood to get a blood sugar reading.. It was like a click with a little plastic machine then he put the end on the blood spot.
Is that the same thing that diabetics have to do??
That's the bit that hurts the most when I give blood :/
Why do they do that first?
It's to test you have enough iron in your blood, they drop it in a test tube and the drop has to sink Hurts way more than the actual needle in your vein "
Ah right. I tried to give blood once and nearly passed out before I even sat down they sent me away.. I must give it another go soon. |
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"When the nice ambulance man came out to me last night they did something to my finger to draw blood to get a blood sugar reading.. It was like a click with a little plastic machine then he put the end on the blood spot.
Is that the same thing that diabetics have to do??
That's the bit that hurts the most when I give blood :/
Why do they do that first?
It's to test you have enough iron in your blood, they drop it in a test tube and the drop has to sink Hurts way more than the actual needle in your vein
Ah right. I tried to give blood once and nearly passed out before I even sat down they sent me away.. I must give it another go soon. "
I mostly do it for the chocolate biscuits  |
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"When the nice ambulance man came out to me last night they did something to my finger to draw blood to get a blood sugar reading.. It was like a click with a little plastic machine then he put the end on the blood spot.
Is that the same thing that diabetics have to do??
That's the bit that hurts the most when I give blood :/
Why do they do that first?
It's to test you have enough iron in your blood, they drop it in a test tube and the drop has to sink Hurts way more than the actual needle in your vein
Ah right. I tried to give blood once and nearly passed out before I even sat down they sent me away.. I must give it another go soon.
I mostly do it for the chocolate biscuits "
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"When the nice ambulance man came out to me last night they did something to my finger to draw blood to get a blood sugar reading.. It was like a click with a little plastic machine then he put the end on the blood spot.
Is that the same thing that diabetics have to do??"
Yes |
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"Can't say they bother me , however having to do them on baby of 8mths 3 times in an hr hurt me
Oh no! Not good. XX "
Do you know what though , it slept through them and never batted an eyelid while I'm apologising away.
Dad never forgot to attach feed pump properly after that |
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