But, yeah, the fingertips heal over very quickly. Every now and then you’ll get a bleeder that just won’t stop, but I haven’t had one of those in months now. (I also like the ones that, when pricked, send a jet stream shooting out. Haven’t had one of those in months, either.)

The fingers I use most often for testing are maybe slightly less sensitive at the tips where I prick them, but I’m not numb there or anything. The biggest trick is to check your blood sugar from the sides of the finger tips, and not on the pads. The pads are sensitive and take longer to heal.

Each finger has a few itty bitty black dots on them from the repeated shots. You don’t see them unless you look for them, though. It feels a little harder in that area (scar tissue, I guess?) than elsewhere on the finger, too. But, again, it’s nothing that impacts my ability for fine motor control, gripping things, feeling things, etc.