guitar pickin’
I forget which one is the guitar pickin’ pumper, but a newly-dx’d DMer has
sore fingers from getting poked so much and wants to know a method to pick
the guitar without a lot of pain. Any help here?
Thanks
Jan
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June 3rd, 2005 at 2:50 pm
Patrick is your man for this one I think….
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June 3rd, 2005 at 8:21 pm
> Patrick is your man for this one I think….
Well, in addition to being a statistician at CDC, I play 5-string banjo (I
have two - a Gibson RB250 for bluegrass and a Vega Pete Seeger for the
rest), guitar, and 12-string guitar (I have one of each, a Gibson J-45 and a
Taylor 555 12-string).
FWIW, I find that using fine lancets (I prefer the Micro-Let), and *always*
using the sides of my fingers (never the tip nor the pad) causes no problems
with playing, and vice versa.
The opinions expressed are my own and do not necessarily represent those of
my wife who runs this house and makes more important decisions than I do.
June 4th, 2005 at 8:19 am
<< I forget which one is the guitar pickin’ pumper, but a newly-dx’d DMer has
sore fingers from getting poked so much and wants to know a method to pick
the guitar without a lot of pain. Any help here?
Thanks
Jan >>
If the picker is newly diagnosed, it will take a while to get the fingers
toughened up from all the lancing. Make sure you sample from the sides, not
the tips of the fingers. Also, as all guitar players know, you use some
fingers less than others, so those would be good to sample from.. I mostly
flatpick, so I sample a lot from the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th fingers on the right
hand.
Patrick
The NC bluegrass pickin’ pumper
June 4th, 2005 at 4:27 pm
<< guitar, and 12-string guitar (I have one of each, a Gibson J-45 and a
Taylor 555 12-string).
>>
Gibson and Taylor? I thought you said you had some guitars!
Patrick
The NC bluegrass MARTIN pickin’ pumper
June 9th, 2005 at 7:05 pm
Hi Jan:
fingersticking should really be done on the sides rather than the tips. Less
nerve endings to stimulate pain. The new TheraSense glucometer uses slightly
different technique to obtain blood sample…using the forearm rather than
fingers. The strip is designed to accept blood from the side, rather than
the middle of the strip. The Dex and Glucometer Elite XL could very
June 10th, 2005 at 3:13 am
Hi Jan:
fingersticking should really be done on the sides rather than the tips. Less
nerve endings to stimulate pain. The new TheraSense glucometer uses slightly
different technique to obtain blood sample…using the forearm rather than
fingers. The strip is designed to accept blood from the side, rather than
the middle of the strip. The Dex and Glucometer Elite XL could very
hit the touchpad too soon
the other meters I’ve mentioned require 3 microliters and 2 microliters of
blood respectively, along with the TheraSense, so just by changing sites, the
guitar picker can pick with ease. Using a good emolient also is helpful in
maintaining skin health and healing…..Joan :)))