# Honey in the soap and fingersticks

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/honey-in-the-soap-and-fingersticks/2598>\
**Category:** Treatment\
**Created:** [November 7, 2017, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/honey-in-the-soap-and-fingersticks/2598 "2017-11-07T14:05:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Beacher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a6a055/32.png) [@Beacher](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Beacher)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2017, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/honey-in-the-soap-and-fingersticks/2598/7 "2017-11-07T16:42:55Z")

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> [@Random D thoughts](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/random-d-thoughts/1439/302):
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> I thought, “Wow! Maybe that’s why my fasting was slightly out of range this morning - maybe my soap has honey, and I didn’t rinse thoroughly.”

It’s not impossible … I started using some liquid hand soap from a major drugstore chain, and my sugars began looking a little bit high, even when I knew I was low. Got rid of the soap, problem solved. It did not contain honey, but it obviously contained something that was messing with my fingers.

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