Here at Dario, we are committed to making the experience of procuring a drop of blood as convenient and painless as possible until the day when bloodless monitoring is viable. So we recently interviewed over 200 members of the Dario community to learn about their views on lancets.
(Thank you to all who shared their views!)
As you might guess, those who responded were frequent checkers. 85% checked at least two times per day and most checked four or more times. Two thirds of the respondents had type 1 diabetes, while the rest had type 2.
The most interesting trend was that although every lancet is labeled for a single use – you are supposed to put in a new lancet every time – only 25% of respondents actually changed their lancet every time. The rest are reusing them, typically until they become painful to use.
We were most interested in how our community wants the lancing process to be improved. The most frequent requests were smaller lancets and integration with the meter itself. This validates that our approach with Dario is on the right track. We are proud of our innovative, all-in-one system: our lancets are only 30 G and part of a pocket-sized device that has everything you need to secure a drop of blood and check it’s sugar content right on your smartphone.
What are you looking for in a next generation lancing device?
Our research and development team is listening closely!
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