? for diabetic RN's

Where do you test you bs? I use my fingers & test about 10 times a day. Now that I am starting the RN program, I'm thinking I should let my fingers heal and use alternate sites. Where else do you test?

Hi! Thanks for your question and congratulations on starting nursing school:yeah:

I check my bs whenever and wherever I can! I will go to the bathroom for privacy but there's not always one nearby (or a ledge to hold my glucometer while I test!) If I am working with folks I know well (I work per diem/registry) I might test discreetly at a nurses station or I go to the break room. Most know I am diabetic, so it's not some secret.

I work in the ER with germy pathogens all around so I wash my hands and forearms often. I do wear gloves often too. I can't afford to have painful fingers hurting me all the time when I work so I never do finger sticks on myself (but for my patients-- well that's a different story--they get the finger sticks LOL). I use my forearms to test--they seem to be less painful too. I test more frequently too because the pain is practically non-existent when testing and that encourages me to do it more often. Hope that helps. Good luck in your endeavors.

THATS VERY INFORMATIVE....I am a type I, I have been "DIABETIC" for 17 years now and I have never tested my BS on my arm. The question never occured to me about me being a diabetic as an issue, but now I understand I would probably test in the breakroom as well! The lancet device that allows you to prick the palm of your hand is GREAT that one also minimizes pain.................GOOD LUCK........and CONGRATS!!!!

This is such a great thread. I'm taking prereq's for nursing now, hoping to start school next Fall. I have Type 1 Diabetes, have had it for 21 years now... test at least 10 times a day and take insulin w/meals and to adjust blood sugars. Are there other nurses out there who have diabetes? I've never done the arm tests either - very much a creature of habit with the finger-testing. Have people had problems with low blood sugar impacting work? Etc? Thank you so much!!

We have a sink in our break room. I wash my hands there and test. I can test in about