The Characteristics of Different Personal Lancets on Blood Volume and Perceived Pain in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus

Exclusion Criteria

• •Pregnancy (self reported).
• •Severe poor blood circulation in the fingers.
• •Any skin condition on his or her fingers that prevents blood sampling.
• •History of a bleeding disorder.
• •Neuropathy or other condition affecting sensation in the hands.
• •Self-reported blood borne infection (e.g., HIV, hepatitis B or C, syphilis, malaria, babesiosis, brucellosis, leptospirosis, arboviral infections, relapsing fever, T lymphotropic virus Type 1, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease).
• •Currently participating in another study.
• •History of drug or alcohol abuse within the 12 months prior to screening or evidence of such abuse.
• •Donation or loss of 400 mL or more of blood within 4 weeks prior to the start of the study.
• •Any prescription or OTC medication within two days of starting the study which might affect pain perception (for example, ibuprofen or paracetamol).
• •Alcohol 48 hours before study start.