Hi folks,

Speaking as someone having regular encounters with friendly neighbourhood sex workers. Please could you help me out with these questions?

1. First question is a bit strange :) -

Since I am managing a slightly high blood sugar level, I daily check my blood sugar by pricking my finger, taking a drop of blood and using a glucometer.

Now - here's the question - I love fingering the lovely lasses I encounter.

What's the best protocol to have a good time fingering the lady when you also have to regularly prick your finger and draw blood for blood glucose measurements? Prick only right hand and finger with the left? Use another part of the body for blood glucose measurements? Etc? I feel like using gloves for fingering would detract from the moment and would like to avoid if possible.

2) There is a sort of boil/pimple on the scrotum which has been there for ever. It pains ever so slightly if I handle it/put pressure on it. Now my latest STI tests were all clear (including herpes HSV2, etc).

Now - I'm sure the boil/pimple is definitely not an STI - it has been there for ever. But I had the question - suppose in some violent copulation, the "boil bursts" or something? Wouldn't it be prone to coming in contact with fluids etc and picking up something??

If you were in this situation, what would you do to have safe(r) sex?

3) Any suggestions on HIV PrEP from those who take that? Are there side effects, is it very costly etc? Also - would anyone know the status of PrEP in India where I'm from?

Should mention: Obviously I use condoms for PIV sex. Not currently using condoms for receiving oral from the lady. I don't give oral with these sex partners.

Thanks