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Any diabetics using the tips of their fingers just don't know any better, and they're hurting themselves unnecessarily.

I had heard this about 'sides' for years. I tried it for years. It always hurt and never improved. After much discussion, frustration, & consultation with a variety of diabetic educators, I resorted to using the less sensitive portion of my finger pads, approximately in a crescent shape around the center & outer shoulder of the pad as it wraps around to the side. Much better tolerated, and over the decades much less of an issue.