Can't get enough blood for Vit D test?

[Guest guest]

The 4 drops I got - after a lot of tries - are all smaller than the recommended

size. Does this matter as long as they are not tiny? I ended up using a lance

from the box I have prescrived to test my blood sugar levels, as the ones they

sent in the kit seemed to be useless. Henry eventually woke up and I had to give

up.

Thanks,

Margaret

[Guest guest]

Lancets for blood tests are different to the one to test for blood sugar - the blood test one will do a deeper cut rather than a prick as they need to get the red blood cells out whole.You need to press on quite firmly with the lancets and by doing so it actually hurts less - I'm assuming the ones sent had retractable blades where you just press once and the blade quickly goes in and back out by itself?

Alison R

 

The 4 drops I got - after a lot of tries - are all smaller than the recommended size. Does this matter as long as they are not tiny? I ended up using a lance from the box I have prescrived to test my blood sugar levels, as the ones they sent in the kit seemed to be useless. Henry eventually woke up and I had to give up.

Thanks,

Margaret

[Guest guest]

Margaret, I just sent 's vit D test off with 3 teeny blood drops and one bigger but still not the right size.  I am waiting to hear back from them - I posted it on Tuesday.  Will let you know as I should hear from them soon.  I hope they will give me another one at no charge if this one fails.  We did it when was awake and he complied but still couldn't get enough blood.  

Darla 

 

The 4 drops I got - after a lot of tries - are all smaller than the recommended size. Does this matter as long as they are not tiny? I ended up using a lance from the box I have prescrived to test my blood sugar levels, as the ones they sent in the kit seemed to be useless. Henry eventually woke up and I had to give up.

Thanks,

Margaret