# My Favorite Lancing Device

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-favorite-lancing-device/9714>\
**Category:** Type 1 & LADA\
**Created:** [April 29, 2020, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-favorite-lancing-device/9714 "2020-04-29T21:24:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![Eric](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/eric/32/9209_2.png) [@Eric](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/Eric)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/my-favorite-lancing-device/9714/20 "2020-05-02T16:20:26Z")

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@mike_g, if you are handy and like to make things, check this out.

Strips AND lancing device, and it’s less than 3 inches. I don’t mind manual lancing, so this is what I use when I leave the house.

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/fudiabetes/original/2X/d/da8bb4eed3226b6cdc2cc0a7635a90d2f9a3995a.jpeg)

Here is the thread on how to make it.

> [@Combined strip and lancet holder](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/combined-strip-and-lancet-holder/414):
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> The DIY Gear Cat was empty, so I figured I would get it started… When I look at the things they make for diabetics to carry stuff around, I always think, “What about for the guys?”. Much of that stuff is so huge and can’t possibly fit in your pocket. I imagine even with a purse, some of that stuff is just too big. So I always make my own things to carry… I started with 2 Blistex tubes. Chapstick would work fine too. I cut them to the correct size, one side is the lancet side, the other is the…

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