Re: Blood "thickness" question


"William Hershman" <bhershman@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Dear very smart people on this group:

Sometimes when I prick my finger to check bg level, the blood is very
thin...like water. Other times it's thick, like oil or syrup. I've
noticed absolutely no relationship between thick or thin and bg reading.
(sometimes thin and high, sometimes thick and high; same for thick/low &
thin/low.) Just wondered if anyone else notices this and what it
means, if anything.
Thanks for reading my post.
Bill H

I've had that too. I think it has something to do with where you prick
your finger. I know ever now and then I'll hit a gusher and the pin prick
will release a lot of blood and other times very little. I remember once I
pricked my finger and gave it a little squeeze and blood literally squirted
out like an artery.

Paul


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