Something really strange and new happened the other night to my husband when he was checking his bs, and he is wondering if this is a normal thing...
We were on a family vacation with his parents, who are fairly used to the routine (he was diagnosed in October 2010), and his sister and brother-in-law, who are less "adjusted" but are very supportive and are learning (the first time he gave himself insulin in front of them, I heard "um, do you have to do that at the table?" but they've come a long way). We went out for Italian, and as usual, he pulled out his meter to test before the meal. When he pricked his finger, however, the blood didn't form a nice neat droplet on his fingertip, instead it squirted out and hit him on the cheek! He kind of yelped, and then started laughing, and I helped him wipe off his face, and I laughed, too, but the family was freaked oooooouut. Second try, same thing happened, except of course this time the blood flies in the direction of his brother-in-law, sitting across the table. Just misses him, pretty sure it missed his food but not 100%.
We laughed because it caught us off guard, and also I guess to try and make the fam more comfortable, but it was also really strange. That's never happened before. Is that normal?? Has anyone else had this happen?