what do you do when your fingers just dont want to give enough blood to check ?

sorry if someone has already said this, but I read a long time ago, and it works for me, I like to swing my arms back and forth, gets the blood into the fingertips. I usually just do the warm water though and I have the same problem, so I always just do that first.

My best trick is really hot water, first I wash my hands.
Then dry thoroughly and the heat brings the blood to the surface, works great!

I either change the lancet or before I even get ready to test I milk my finger, that usually gets enough blood flowing.

I don't like pricking my finger so most of the time do the palm of my hand. It works there real well.

I change my lancet. Over time it gets dull. When I find myself pricking my finger 4-5 times trying to get a drop of blood I change the lancet and it works every time.

forearms

Hang arms down after warm wash and thorough drying. I'm new but studying fast!

I have been told by my MD that I should warm my hands under warm water and shake my hands side to side to push the capillary blood to the tips. My Late wife "Jem" had that problem and that worked for her most of the time.

Another thing, would be sure you are also well hydrated. If your blood doesn't have enough fluid in it, it will thicken and be harder to come out of the poke you just gave yourself. Between the three proceedures, you should get enough blood to test your Blood Glucose (BG)

Yes, it causes the capillaries to expand so you can prick them more easily for a sample.

I find when my hands are cold, I have difficulty. Thecapillaries contract when your skin is cold. Warm your hands or set your lancet for deeper penetration, if it sounds like it could be your issue.