OneTouch Introduces New Delica Lancing System

Virtually everyone finds diabetes management challenging on some level – for many, test strips and meters can be a hassle, and lancing your finger may still be painful, despite the serious strides made on this front in the last several decades. The new OneTouch Delica Lancing System tries to tackle pain by offering a 33 gauge lancet, which is 40% thinner than the 28 gauge lancets that were previously available from the company. According to the manufacturer, in a clinical study of nearly 200 people with diabetes, four out of five reported the OneTouch Delica Lancing System was “virtually painless” and the most comfortable lancing device they have ever used. In a tiny unofficial study of n=1, diaTribe Editor-in-Chief Kelly Close tried the Delica and definitely thought it was improved over the last LifeScan lancing devices – much better, in fact! Obviously, this is subjective, but diaTribe Summer Intern Adam Brown (also with type 1) tried the Delica at the recent ADA conference and was impressed. According to OneTouch, the key is in reducing the vibration that makes lancing more painful – at least for those in our office, the lancing device does seem to live up to the promises we have had to date. --KC