How do diabetic lancets work?

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  1.  Stacy Wiegman
     
    Stacy Wiegman answered:
    Diabetic lancets are used to puncture the skin to get a blood sample that you test to determine how much glucose is in your blood. With some lancets you prick yourself, but others are spring-loaded and pierce your skin without any help from you. Once your skin is punctured, you gently kneed the area to coax a drop of blood to the surface.
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