re: #29 Quoth the raven, Covfefe.

Fingertips are the most sensitive patch of skin on the body. It makes logical sense, when you think about it; we use our fingers to feel literally all the things.

That’s why diabetics are told to use the lancet on the sides of the fingers rather than on the tip when checking blood sugar. Repeated lancing over time tends to dull the nerves, especially since lancing is usually followed by squeezing to get enough blood for testing. (Except on the rare occasion where you hit a spot that spurts immediately, just spreading blood everywhere, which is just useless.) Also, using the sides of the fingers gives you more places to use for lancing and sample collection.you‘re supposed to rotate your collection points too.