Lancets for INR testing

[Jack Julles Jackson]

Hi

For whatever reason people seem to find themselves asking for advice about getting enough blood, one of the problems is often as simple as not using the right lance. The right lances are supplied with the Roche CoaguChek system.
Coagucheck
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Blood glucose testing
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I've added more details in the blog post.
http://cjeastwd.blogspot.com/2023/06/inr-lance-sizes.html
Hopefully someone finds this useful

Nice post.

 

[Protimenow]

What we have to remember is that we need 21 gauge lancets.
Lancets for blood glucose testing (30 gauge or smaller) will NOT work,

You may have to special order 21 gauge lancets (there may be some on eBay) or ask your pharmacist to order some for you. Again - lancets for diabetic testing won't work - the lance is too small to make a large enough incision.

 

[pellicle]

Again - lancets for diabetic testing won't work - the lance is too small to make a large enough incision.

its difficult, because people don't look at the needle and don't think about the size. Especially if its hidden in a disposable clicker lance.

 

[Protimenow]

One of the people here, who will go nameless, apparently uses the diabetic lances and pricks his finger multiple times (without the benefit of the 'pen' that holds the lancets) until he makes a large enough incision for doing the testing.

Using the right sized lancet would avoid this problem. But, of course, whatever works for a person, works for that person, no matter how odd this may sound to others.

 

[carolinemc]

One of the people here, who will go nameless, apparently uses the diabetic lances and pricks his finger multiple times (without the benefit of the 'pen' that holds the lancets) until he makes a large enough incision for doing the testing.

Using the right sized lancet would avoid this problem. But, of course, whatever works for a person, works for that person, no matter how odd this may sound to others.

I use the pen with my lancets for my diabetes. You can adjust the gauge to penetrate deeper. It is a pain, but it works, and I never reuse the lancets, since they are a one-time use.