We use the Lancetts without the cups from QAS instead of the pen-type thingy.....which I think stinks. You're right, you can't get enough blood out. Then, as Rossman said, we use a capillary tube with a bulb on the end, draw it up and place that on the strip. Our cardio's coumadin clinic girl showed us that little trick, and boy has it been a Godsend. I think a package of 100 tubes costs about $25......WELL worth the price!!!
Evelyn