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Hi friend! Something I would suggest for you:

There are single use, sterile diabetic lancets that are probably a better option for lancing; you can get 300 for $7, there may be even cheaper options.

https://smile.amazon.com/Care-Touch-Twist-Lancets-Gauge/dp/B01GGGS8XW/ref=sr_1_4_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1542822301&sr=8-4&keywords=diabetic+lancets

You can also get a pretty nice set of tools for under $10:

https://smile.amazon.com/BESTOPE-Blackhead-Remover-Comedone-Extractor/dp/B019SVHLEY/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1542822442&sr=8-3&keywords=skin%2Btools&th=1

I think both of these options may be more gentle on your skin and easier / safer to use.

This is just meant as a friendly suggestion, feel free to disregard!

I hope this isn’t considered to be “product pushing” or against the admin rules but my parents got me these before I transitioned to a pump. It’s small, easy to carry, and FDA approved so you can throw the syringe away in a normal trash bin after it’s clipped!

I still carry one in my purse to clip lancets and pump filler needles. Hoping this will help you save on space!

https://www.amazon.com/Needle-Clipping-Device-Safe-Clip/dp/B001IKKHYA

Again, not trying to push products, just wanna help!

I very rarely pop zits but this is the process I use when I do. Make sure that the zit is in poppable condition. It has to be "tight" and "taut". Wash wish warm water. Use a disposable, sterile lancet to pop the pimple, and use a clean pimple popper to gently, gently, gently extract the crud. You should not squeeze the zit as much as apply downward pressure on either side of it. Then wash your skin again.

https://www.amazon.com/JPNK-Blackhead-Remover-Tools-Kits/dp/B01CNMASFY

https://www.amazon.com/Trueplus-Sterile-Lancets-Gauge-Each/dp/B00B6QWZPU

1. Wash area with hibiclens generic walgreens. The generic one at walgreens does not have dye. He can use this stuff like a mask and rub a bit on after cleaning the area, and leave it on for a few minutes. This will take care of the acne. Do this twice a day. However, if it gets dry from using this, I would follow it up with Sebamed Clear Face Care Gel as a moisturizer on the area.
   
   If he picks and pops the area a lot, I would say buy some sterile lancets from walgreens or cvs like these
   
   After cleaning the area, he can gently use the lancet on the pimple(s) in question. He doesn't have to squeeze them. Then apply a hydrocolloid bandage over the pimples, and wear it for 12-48 hours. This will draw out all the puss and fluids and will heal them quicker.
   
   Good luck!

Actually have an aloe plant and just break pieces off and rub it on my face. It’s a great plant because it hates direct sunlight, and you only have to water it like once every 2-3 weeks. Plus it puts off a ton of oxygen so it’s a great, low maintenance indoor plant that’s also great for your skin.

And as far as hydrocolloid bandages go, I buy the nexcare dots off amazon. And the lancets

Nexcare Acne Cover, Drug-Free, Gentle, Breathable Cover, 36 Count https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BRGUNV2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_7utOBbJ279PJX

Care Touch Multi Colored Twist Top Lancets 30 Gauge, 300 Lancets https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07199BSMC/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_bwtOBbCNMF6M1

You sound like you have sensitive skin like me honestly. Try to avoid hot water and harsh products and try focusing on healing your skin for a little bit.

no problem!

i've never done lancing myself, but others have, and it seems like a successful method. diabetic lancets are recommended a lot as they are already sterile, so they'd be a good option! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00H8ZTMZY/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I don't know what kind of lancing device you use, but there was only one lancing device I've ever used that is by far the most painless. I have mine on a zero. It could also have something to do with the needle size. Some lancets are much bigger than others and it certainly does not make the process any easier. This fastclix accuchek is the one that I use. It was given to me by the diabetes doctor but diabetes runs in my family so I've had a wide variety of stabbers to experience and the one they gave me is by far the best. There is no pull back spring action too.

It's just a super super thin disposable needle that I'll use to give all the gunk a clear path out without picking or pushing too hard on your skin, like these

np!

This one gets pretty good reviews:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JIK6CIW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Dont forget you need ketone strips as well which are sold separately:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B010MPEOOK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I also bought a less invasive lancer to take blood:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013PT257I/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s01?ie=UTF8&th=1

Blister bandages(hydrocolloids) or other acne patches (there are 2 kinds, tiny hydrocolloids, and little patches with acne medication on them) really help me with not picking. I use sterile lancets to gently poke a small hole in any whiteheads that I have, then I put the hydrocolloids on them and leave it on overnight or longer if I can. The hydrocolloids draw out and absorb fluid, so normally by morning they've absorbed most or all of what was in there.


For acne that isn't a whitehead I tend to use the other kind of acne patch to help keep from messing with it, the medicated acne patches are not good for absorbing fluid from whiteheads though. Also links are just for examples so you know what I'm talking about, I'm not recommending any specific product.

Yes, but also no.

Promethease pegged my general blood group as "probably" group A, but there wasn't enough info in my 23andme raw data for them to tell definitively.

My blood is actually A+, which I know because it was tested while I was pregnant.

It's a pretty simple test, easy to do yourself.

https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Type-Eldoncard-Typing-Test/dp/B00O2SRL12

Good Point, there's a lot of shonky looking ones on there!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LYKZ4ZU
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01LXLS0FG

The GlucoRX and that pack of test strips will do you fine. It's the meter I had when first diagnosed

https://www.amazon.co.uk/B004CKCNF4/
That's the box of matching lancets, but the meter should come with 10 or something, and as you'll see in here, none of us change lancets all that often. I also have some of a box floating around, could stick 30 in a jiffy bag if it's useful!

I get my GlucoCard Vital test strips, Meter and Lancing device va Amazon and save significantrly even over insurance.

If anyone is interested but don't know their blood type I will donate a blood type test to 5 people. It's not much but it's something I can do. (just found out these exist, how cool) Add it to an amazon wish list and link me to said list and I will buy it.

link to test kit

You can go to Amazon and buy an Eldon Card. It takes just a couple of minutes and it's pretty cool.

My kid is Diabetic, and I have learned that the best, least painful, most hygenic way to deal with these us to steal a lancet from her.

Sterile, tiny needle, poof it's gone. Minimal bleeding, dab a little triple antibiotic ointment on it to keep the snot from getting in and causing an infection.

Get a box at CVS for like $5, it will last you your life (unless you're Diabetic).

You could do it yourself if you're not too squeamish! We did ours in class and it was pretty cool.

I got my case from staples. It was called a "tech case" and it was very inexpensive. Less than $10, I think. If you take your time, you can get it in all sorts of colors to match your outfit.

I carry a vial, six syringes, test strips, glucometer, alcohol swabs, packet of honey, and my lancet thing. Sometimes I stick a little baggie (like a dime bag size) of lancets in there too.

My insurance doesn't cover pens, so the vial and syringes. And I use the dexcom now so I don't typically have to check it manually. But I keep the stuff handy just in case.

Also: for testing I use this. It's called the genteel lancing device. It's fantastic and it hurts less. And, more importantly for me, it doesn't mess up my fingertips. It is kind of pricey but it was worth it for me.

To make my life easier, when I got a box of lancets, I stuck ten in each baggie so that I just have to grab a bag and off I go.

I think the biggest problem is trying to squeeze/pop pimples that haven't come to a head yet! Do whatever works best for you and your skin. I try to resist popping mine unless they're ready, and when I do, I use a sterile lancet: https://www.amazon.com/Trueplus-Sterile-Lancets-Gauge-Each/dp/B00B6QWZPU/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1525270930&sr=8-3&keywords=sterile%2Blancets&th=1

What meter do you use? The lancing device (pokey thing lol) is very inexpensive, you can get one on Amazon cheap, here is one for the Delica.

https://www.amazon.com/OneTouch-Delica-Lancing-Device-Touch/dp/B007AZ79QG/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1506361721&sr=8-3&keywords=one+touch+delica

Lancets are relatively inexpensive too, even if you change them after each use (most diabetics tend not to, and no I'm not recommending you re-use the needle).

Walmart has Relion meters that are pretty inexpensive, they have one (I think it's called the Prime) where a 50 ct of strips is $9 (comes to $0.18 per strip).

I ended up finding the same lancets that One Drop uses.

You can buy them [here] (https://www.amazon.com/AgaMatrix-Lancets-33-Gauge-Count/dp/B00186SI4U/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1492714106&sr=8-1&keywords=agamatrix+lancets) at Amazon for $5.69/100 count.

I personally LOVE these lancets over my previous OneTouch bleeders.

Yeah this is exactly how I use my HCB's. I have cystic acne, so I let the pimple come to a head, lance them with these and cover with the bandage. It speeds healing time dramatically and significantly reduces scarring. But yes, as you said, I doubt they would work effectively, or at all, on closed blackheads; unless it physically removes it, as I find my HCB's are Very sticky.

Lancets work great for this.
EasyTouch Twist Lancets - 30 G, - (100 per box) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B58QGVS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_mBwUAbWP13PT3

More pictures here

Current Routine

Hi all, for a while now I’ve been using a cleanser and moisturizer routine. Originally, I began with the CeraVe cleanser and tub, but found that the fatty acids in them caused me to break out. Since, I’ve transitioned over to Neutrogena Hydro Boost Gel Cream and Ultra Gentle Foaming Cleanser.

Main Issue

Though I haven’t really been strict with my routine, I try to use them twice a day - morning and night. Problem is, however, that when I get out of the shower my dace is dry (not tight) and full of dead skin, but just 2 hours later, it becomes extremely oily. The moisturizer has helped a ton, but I think the dead skin is causing me to break out more than ever before since it’s now trapped.

BHAs

I did some digging and it seems that a BHA would be a good next step for me to add, is this true? If so, any suggestions on what would work for my skin in specific?

Other Questions

1. Would it be advisable to use my cleanser and moisturizer combo 3x a day (11am, 6pm, 1am)? My skin feels oily (doesn't look that way according to others so I may be overreacting) midday so it would make me feel more clean, but might be too harsh - not sure.
   
   
2. Do I need to moisturize before bed as well, or can I just cleanse?
   
   
3. I absolutely hate having white heads on my face as they make me very self conscious. Normally, I just pop them with my fingers but that makes huge bumps and scars. Is popping with lancets and then covering with bandages fine?
   
   
4. What can I do to reduce my already existing scars, and how long will it take?
   
   
5. Do I have any enlarged pores? If so, what does this mean and what can I do?
   
   
6. How long will it take for my current pimples to clear up after adding a BHA or whatever other product is suggested?
   
   Thanks so much for reading and for any advice! Sorry for the huge wall of text, I’m just really trying to make a change :)

I'd think a doctor or blood bank would do it, saying as knowing one's blood type is pretty important. You could alternatively buy a kit online like this.

You can also get the test strips that test for ketones and sugar in the urine. My son was initially diagnosed as Type 1 because there was so much sugar in his urine, it was off the chart. He didn't have any ketones (thankfully).

Also, finger poke tests with the kits that you buy are less painful, typically, than the ones at the doctor. My son's doc uses what I like to call the "harpoon" to prick his finger unless we bring in our lancet. The one my son uses is really not very painful, it is this one: https://www.amazon.com/Fastclix-Accu-Chek-Lancing-Device-Kit/dp/B0085KSN56. So, buy a meter that is cheap and takes really cheap strips, then if you are diabetic, buy yourself a nice lancet :)

This product is excellent: https://smile.amazon.com/Splinter-Out-Remover-20-box/dp/B0006G2XVW/

Edit: and, here is the same product made by the same manufacturer, marketed differently and much less expensive per unit: https://smile.amazon.com/MEDIpoint-Stainless-Steel-Lancet-Count/dp/B0199STRR0/

If it helps, long before we tested professionally I used an EldonCard at home and it was accurate. I wouldn't make major medical decisions based on it, but LabCorp and other discount out-of-pocket labs probably offer the blood type test relatively cheaply as well.

I got mine on Amazon. Someone on this sub linked in a comment on another post. 200 count is a lot but I'm sure there are other uses. MEDIpoint Stainless Steel Lancet, 200 Count https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0199STRR0/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_JFrRBbNX69AF5

I can't tell you if its safe, but I do this all the time without thinking of it. If I pop a couple that are close, I'll cut the bandage big enough to cover them all. Maybe thats why they keep coming back in the same places....

Ill grab a link to amazon for you, these lancets I use are awesome.

Edit: Bayer Microlet Colored Lancets - 100 ct. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001V9MY6W/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apap_7P3KzryOmloIr

Well, they are probably in stock at your local pharmacy.
If you want to order from amazon here's one.

Hydrocolloid bandages were a total game changer for me. I've tried several different brands and highly recommend Skinae Acwin Plus Derm.

If I've picked a spot, I put this on and it helps to bring things to the surface cleanly and heal what I messed with. I've also used a lancet (like this one) to pop a pimple if I see a whitehead forming, then place the hyrdocolloid bandage on top to suck it all out without forceful popping.

I broke out throughout my entire course of Accutane. I'm better now, but I still get the occasional spot. These hydrocolloid bandages keep me sane.

My issue has been that I went to pharmacies and they only had the automatic ones that you put in a lancing device. So something like this: Trueplus Sterile Lancets, 28 Gauge, 100 Each https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001TSJHHY/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_i_Ru7NDbWZS6HB3 - which wouldn't work, right?

I started out with his heel, and man was that hard. when he was 18 months, I moved to his right index finger. I would highly recommend buying these if you don't already (URL Below). It makes the blood draw process about 100 times easier than traditional lancets. You get 200, so its like a 10 year supply. I used to have to use at least two lancets to prick his foot, now one of those every two weeks is all i need. Let me know if you have any more questions.

http://www.amazon.com/366593-366593--Lancet-Sterile-Becton-Dickinson/dp/B0056B7E3O/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1425410224&sr=8-3-fkmr0&keywords=becton+dickinson+disposable+lancet

You should clean the area before you pop. To be hygienic you can use sterile lancets. (Useful guide here)

The lancing actually helps reduce the scarring in my experience. Leaving the cyst to sit and brew and run its full course usually leaves me with a lot of post inflammatory redness. The lance is so tiny it is basically just enough to break the skin and provide and opening for extraction. It's the same thing they prick your finger with in the doctor's office to test your blood.

Example product: [link] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JLNH2IA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_suHJBbKD9ZG1B) McKesson is a medical supply company used in basically every hospital ever. Should be reliable. I used CVS brand though before. I'll usually go ahead and extract with q-tips pressing on either side. Bit gentler than finger nails.

Is she diabetic? Looks like a lancet for checking blood glucose. http://www.amazon.com/SurgiLance-Needle-Safety-Lancet-Orange/dp/B001A64H98

I was given a needle clipper when I started injections for MS. It's so handy for travel: https://www.amazon.com/Bd-Needle-Clipping-Device-Safe/dp/B001IKKHYA and holds up to like 1500 needles

Probably something like this https://www.amazon.com/MEDIpoint-Stainless-Steel-Lancet-Count/dp/B0199STRR0

I buy mine from Amazon! EasyTouch Twist Lancets - 30 G, - (100 per box) https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00B58QGVS?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf

This one was my first and I've had maybe 3 or 4 since. Ive been actually meaning to buy another one since I'm out of lancets (believe it or not)

It's not only SUPER easy to change needles, it's as simple as popping in a new barrel when you have used all of the needles. Literally it's just was and convenient to use. 10/10 would recommend.

Edit: they look a bit cheaper on [amazon](Fastclix Accu-Chek Fastclix Lancing Device Kit https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0085KSN56/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_M6QzybDDEZY6V) as well

I've used that lancer for years now. It has literally taken every sort of lancet that I have thrown into it. Admittedly some have been better than others, but some lancets are just garbage so it figures. These, or these, or these will all work. Really just figure out which gauge you prefer and order a few boxes in that gauge from a few brands and figure out which ones you prefer. That thing will take most of the lancets out there.

What jerks. I get these, they're a good deal and you don't have to deal with anyone.

Type 1 diabetic, just visiting here-the running joke over at r/diabetes is that we never change our lancets. Most Type 1's I know, myself included, change the lancet every few months.

That being said, try a different lancet device if your's is painful. I recommend the Delica.

We use these things (amazon Canada link)

EasyTouch Twist Lancets - 30 G, (100 per box) https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00B58QGVS/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_.pxRBbFHQHBJZ

Single use and 100in a box. Sterile until you twist the plastic top off.

I bought this kit for all my cars and both my wife and I are familiar with the contents. We are both equally trained to help and attempt to minimize blood loss. That's about as far as we want/need to go.

I took out most of the bandaids. (I can add as needed) and added:
Extra Trama pads
Mini Saline bottles
A few lancets a.k.a. Splinter outs
A few disposable thermometers
an extra instant cold pack
And some Wake ups - Ammonia inhalants

The extra items are things I know I have needed or have used at one point or another. Mainly items to use on the kids but can elp

Home Blood Type Test Kit

Less than $10 to find out..

https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Type-Eldoncard-Typing-Test/dp/B00O2SRL12

They're called lancets.

Found them! 200 for $8

https://www.amazon.com/MEDIpoint-Stainless-Steel-Lancet-Count/dp/B0199STRR0

https://www.amazon.com/Blood-Type-Kit-Eldoncard-micropipette/dp/B000FSOCR4

I use these.

needle clipper

Are you in the Diabetic Dogs Facebook group? My childhood dog is Diabetic and we were able to find out about Relion (~$30 for a vial that lasts around 6 weeks for her) and we even learned about a Syringe Snipper that holds 1,000 or so needle tips so you can dispose of the syringes normally, and then just dispose of the needle tips via however you dispose of biohazard/sharps.

> I have not home tested myself since the first time because my finger still hurts. I am guessing this is not normal if people are testing themselves multiple times per day.

I tried a couple of lancing systems and so far the one I like the best is the Accu-Chek Fastclix Lancing Device Kit. Whichever one you use, be sure you experiment with the setting so that it delivers the minimal amount of a prick to be able to draw blood with some massaging. Every now and then I'll hit a finger in the wrong way and it will end up sore for a day or so, but usually I can barely feel where I drew blood 15 minutes after having done so.

I know everyone’s joking about r/popping but seriously some zits need to be lanced.

1. Pierce top with a lancet.
   
   
2. Squeeze junk out (preferably with the looped wire extractor).
   
   
3. Apply salicylic acid (wipe with a Stridex pad).
   
   
4. Apply a hydrocolloid bandage (Nexcare Acne Cover, or cut to size Dynarex Dressing).

Get yourself one of these and call it a day. I use pens and the very short bd needle caps, I tend to just crush the needle, then cap them with both caps and call it a day. When I was using syringes I would crush them, cap them, then just pull out the plunger and throw both parts away. I might be an awful person for doing these things, anyone may feel free to school me on all the lives I'm putting in danger.

Just wanted to agree with a few of the others already in here; the Fastclix is awesome. I've used a lot of lancet devices and this is by far the least painful. (The Softclix is the old version of this; they don't make it anymore.) The downside is that you've got to change the drums out a little more frequently than you would with a traditional lancet. (Which I would change out practically never.) If you don't change the fast clix out after every 3 or 4 times (per needle in the drum; there are 6 per drum, so that's like 18 stabs.) , it gets dull fast and starts to hurt a little.

I've even stabbed my wife with it and she was surprised, she clicked it, then said, 'Wait, did it even stab me??!' and then squeezed her finger and got blood.

Here's one I've used for a long time:
http://www.amazon.com/TRUEplus-Sterile-Lancets-gauge-100-ct/dp/B00B6QWZPU/ref=sr_1_1?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1421983729&sr=1-1&pebp=1421983731789&peasin=B00B6QWZPU

Sterile lancets aren't too expensive, fairly small and are relatively easy to use. For what I see here, it may be too small, but it could do the trick by exposing the the innards enough to where the lancet can dig under and pull out a possible infected hair. If anything, it opens this for draining.