Hi Strayze.. No, I have not tried the pinky finger yet, but have thought about it.
In the beginning when I first received the machine I was a nervous wreck each time I had to do a test, because the 2 minutes did not seem enough to get the blood out. I have learned since then to warm my hand in very warm water. That gets the blood going to the tip of my fingers.
I still think it is difficult to get enough of a drop to let it fall off, because you should not "scrape". It depends also where you hit the skin, and certain places the skin tends to be thicker than other places. I tend to "scrape" a bit at times. It works most of the time. One time I got an air bubble and that caused an "error" message. I had to do it again and wasted $10.00. It won't be the last $10.00 I ever waste. LOL!!
But all of personel at QAS have been more than helpful to me and as I said in a previous post, Sue Barrett has called me already several times to make sure I am doing okay, and tells me every time that if I have any problems to give her a call.