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mikenew | karma 3713 | avg karma 12.54 · 2024-03-07 01:03:28

It's more akin to a finger prick than a needle. Might still be a bit psychologically challenging but I've done it and it's really not bad at all.

jorvi | karma 2253 | avg karma 1.58 · 2024-03-07 02:43:04

I'm not even diabetic but they always pre-check your blood during blood / plasma donating. I would say it doesn't even register as a pinprick and feels more like the percussive slap of a tiny elastic band.

mikepurvis | karma 10404 | avg karma 2.96 · 2024-03-07 03:29:14

Ha, I would say quite the opposite, that the finger prick is my least favourite part of giving blood— it's ironic that taking a few drops could be that much worse than the big honking needle which draws an entire pint, but I guess fingertips just have a lot of nerve endings.

RHSeeger | karma 5929 | avg karma 3.1 · 2024-03-07 03:53:23

As a diabetic, I've always found that the finger prick for testing my blood hurt more than the insulin needles.

0_____0 | karma 1932 | avg karma 3.33 · 2024-03-07 04:55:44

Not sure if the blood center people have a protocol for this but in athletic labs you can sample from the earlobe to take blood lactate readings