Guest guest Posted October 22, 2004 Report Share Posted October 22, 2004 Perhaps my speech synth was set on serious inflection, and not on just kidding inflection! <smile> I'll look into it. Hey, maybe you could get that a1c down closer to 5 if you were to use an Accuchek! <grin> Dave bad results > > > I am getting results from the acucheck that don't make any sense. > I took 4 units of humalog this morning before a breakfast of Corn beef > hash, and two slices of bread. I took my reading on the acucheck and > it > said my blood sugar was 43. But I felt fine. > btw before eating breakfast my blood sugar was 165. > any way I took a couple of glucose tablets as a precaution. > and took my sugar again. This time the acucheck said it was 245. > I don't think that two glucose tablets can raise your sugar 202 > points. > Any suggestions as to what is happening with the acucheck. > after that wild spread, I tested in every possible and it said > everything > was normal. I sure would like to know what is happening. > Dave > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2004 Report Share Posted October 23, 2004 Why are they re-designing the meter? Btw, I have been doing bg checks since around 1984 with the Lifescan meters until about 6, 7 years ago. The Accuchek Advantage/Voicemate has been a step up for me, but it is obviously it has not been for you. My comparision results with lab results over the years has always been consistently correct with the Accucheck, and I don't fret and moan trying to coax a blood sample onto the Comfort Strip either. Dave Re: bad results Dave, I think that with blood meters, that monotor errors are much more likely than Human errors. the steps are 1 stick finger, rub against the strip on the little notch. listen for 40 seconds to see if the acucheck says anything. if not pull out strip and re-insert and apply more blood in the same way. When you get wildly differing results, listen carefully to the cassette instructions sent by the company. You don't see anything that you are doing wrong. besides that, we took readings with both the one touch and the acucheck, and it varied any where from no points difference to up to 40 points difference. and I can assure my wife is very diligent about following instructions. And so am I. I learned to do that in 20 years of systems engineering. It is not a complicated thing to take a blood sample. but it is a complicated thing for me to use the acucheck. mainly because I can't understand what it is doing. I well know what it is not doing. And why do you think they are having to re-design the meter? They know the problems that it has, and that is the reason for the re-design. Just my opionions. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 Dave, corn beef hash and 2 pieces of toast probably was more carbs than 4 units covered and then you added 2 glucose tabs on top of that. You have to remember that corn beef hash has potatoes in int. bad results I am getting results from the acucheck that don't make any sense. I took 4 units of humalog this morning before a breakfast of Corn beef hash, and two slices of bread. I took my reading on the acucheck and it said my blood sugar was 43. But I felt fine. btw before eating breakfast my blood sugar was 165. any way I took a couple of glucose tablets as a precaution. and took my sugar again. This time the acucheck said it was 245. I don't think that two glucose tablets can raise your sugar 202 points. Any suggestions as to what is happening with the acucheck. after that wild spread, I tested in every possible and it said everything was normal. I sure would like to know what is happening. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 Dave, corn beef hash and 2 pieces of toast probably was more carbs than 4 units covered and then you added 2 glucose tabs on top of that. You have to remember that corn beef hash has potatoes in int. bad results I am getting results from the acucheck that don't make any sense. I took 4 units of humalog this morning before a breakfast of Corn beef hash, and two slices of bread. I took my reading on the acucheck and it said my blood sugar was 43. But I felt fine. btw before eating breakfast my blood sugar was 165. any way I took a couple of glucose tablets as a precaution. and took my sugar again. This time the acucheck said it was 245. I don't think that two glucose tablets can raise your sugar 202 points. Any suggestions as to what is happening with the acucheck. after that wild spread, I tested in every possible and it said everything was normal. I sure would like to know what is happening. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 Dave, corn beef hash and 2 pieces of toast probably was more carbs than 4 units covered and then you added 2 glucose tabs on top of that. You have to remember that corn beef hash has potatoes in int. bad results I am getting results from the acucheck that don't make any sense. I took 4 units of humalog this morning before a breakfast of Corn beef hash, and two slices of bread. I took my reading on the acucheck and it said my blood sugar was 43. But I felt fine. btw before eating breakfast my blood sugar was 165. any way I took a couple of glucose tablets as a precaution. and took my sugar again. This time the acucheck said it was 245. I don't think that two glucose tablets can raise your sugar 202 points. Any suggestions as to what is happening with the acucheck. after that wild spread, I tested in every possible and it said everything was normal. I sure would like to know what is happening. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 they are remodeling the meter because of all the complaints (including mine); these complaints include the huge size of the meter, no beep loud enough to hear well and the lack of " not enough blood " . Re: bad results Why are they re-designing the meter? Btw, I have been doing bg checks since around 1984 with the Lifescan meters until about 6, 7 years ago. The Accuchek Advantage/Voicemate has been a step up for me, but it is obviously it has not been for you. My comparision results with lab results over the years has always been consistently correct with the Accucheck, and I don't fret and moan trying to coax a blood sample onto the Comfort Strip either. Dave Re: bad results Dave, I think that with blood meters, that monotor errors are much more likely than Human errors. the steps are 1 stick finger, rub against the strip on the little notch. listen for 40 seconds to see if the acucheck says anything. if not pull out strip and re-insert and apply more blood in the same way. When you get wildly differing results, listen carefully to the cassette instructions sent by the company. You don't see anything that you are doing wrong. besides that, we took readings with both the one touch and the acucheck, and it varied any where from no points difference to up to 40 points difference. and I can assure my wife is very diligent about following instructions. And so am I. I learned to do that in 20 years of systems engineering. It is not a complicated thing to take a blood sample. but it is a complicated thing for me to use the acucheck. mainly because I can't understand what it is doing. I well know what it is not doing. And why do you think they are having to re-design the meter? They know the problems that it has, and that is the reason for the re-design. Just my opionions. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 they are remodeling the meter because of all the complaints (including mine); these complaints include the huge size of the meter, no beep loud enough to hear well and the lack of " not enough blood " . Re: bad results Why are they re-designing the meter? Btw, I have been doing bg checks since around 1984 with the Lifescan meters until about 6, 7 years ago. The Accuchek Advantage/Voicemate has been a step up for me, but it is obviously it has not been for you. My comparision results with lab results over the years has always been consistently correct with the Accucheck, and I don't fret and moan trying to coax a blood sample onto the Comfort Strip either. Dave Re: bad results Dave, I think that with blood meters, that monotor errors are much more likely than Human errors. the steps are 1 stick finger, rub against the strip on the little notch. listen for 40 seconds to see if the acucheck says anything. if not pull out strip and re-insert and apply more blood in the same way. When you get wildly differing results, listen carefully to the cassette instructions sent by the company. You don't see anything that you are doing wrong. besides that, we took readings with both the one touch and the acucheck, and it varied any where from no points difference to up to 40 points difference. and I can assure my wife is very diligent about following instructions. And so am I. I learned to do that in 20 years of systems engineering. It is not a complicated thing to take a blood sample. but it is a complicated thing for me to use the acucheck. mainly because I can't understand what it is doing. I well know what it is not doing. And why do you think they are having to re-design the meter? They know the problems that it has, and that is the reason for the re-design. Just my opionions. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 they are remodeling the meter because of all the complaints (including mine); these complaints include the huge size of the meter, no beep loud enough to hear well and the lack of " not enough blood " . Re: bad results Why are they re-designing the meter? Btw, I have been doing bg checks since around 1984 with the Lifescan meters until about 6, 7 years ago. The Accuchek Advantage/Voicemate has been a step up for me, but it is obviously it has not been for you. My comparision results with lab results over the years has always been consistently correct with the Accucheck, and I don't fret and moan trying to coax a blood sample onto the Comfort Strip either. Dave Re: bad results Dave, I think that with blood meters, that monotor errors are much more likely than Human errors. the steps are 1 stick finger, rub against the strip on the little notch. listen for 40 seconds to see if the acucheck says anything. if not pull out strip and re-insert and apply more blood in the same way. When you get wildly differing results, listen carefully to the cassette instructions sent by the company. You don't see anything that you are doing wrong. besides that, we took readings with both the one touch and the acucheck, and it varied any where from no points difference to up to 40 points difference. and I can assure my wife is very diligent about following instructions. And so am I. I learned to do that in 20 years of systems engineering. It is not a complicated thing to take a blood sample. but it is a complicated thing for me to use the acucheck. mainly because I can't understand what it is doing. I well know what it is not doing. And why do you think they are having to re-design the meter? They know the problems that it has, and that is the reason for the re-design. Just my opionions. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 I agree with this, Dave. Re: bad results I have utter confidence in the readings I get from the Voicemate/Accucheck. I get lab work done 3 or 4 times a year, and compare my bg test result with the lab result, and the Accucheck has been consistently in agreement. This was not the case with the One Touch meters years ago. , do you compare your lab result with your Profile reading at the time they draw blood? Dave bad results > > > I am getting results from the acucheck that don't make any sense. > I took 4 units of humalog this morning before a breakfast of Corn beef > hash, and two slices of bread. I took my reading on the acucheck and > it > said my blood sugar was 43. But I felt fine. > btw before eating breakfast my blood sugar was 165. > any way I took a couple of glucose tablets as a precaution. > and took my sugar again. This time the acucheck said it was 245. > I don't think that two glucose tablets can raise your sugar 202 > points. > Any suggestions as to what is happening with the acucheck. > after that wild spread, I tested in every possible and it said > everything > was normal. I sure would like to know what is happening. > Dave > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 I agree with this, Dave. Re: bad results I have utter confidence in the readings I get from the Voicemate/Accucheck. I get lab work done 3 or 4 times a year, and compare my bg test result with the lab result, and the Accucheck has been consistently in agreement. This was not the case with the One Touch meters years ago. , do you compare your lab result with your Profile reading at the time they draw blood? Dave bad results > > > I am getting results from the acucheck that don't make any sense. > I took 4 units of humalog this morning before a breakfast of Corn beef > hash, and two slices of bread. I took my reading on the acucheck and > it > said my blood sugar was 43. But I felt fine. > btw before eating breakfast my blood sugar was 165. > any way I took a couple of glucose tablets as a precaution. > and took my sugar again. This time the acucheck said it was 245. > I don't think that two glucose tablets can raise your sugar 202 > points. > Any suggestions as to what is happening with the acucheck. > after that wild spread, I tested in every possible and it said > everything > was normal. I sure would like to know what is happening. > Dave > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2004 Report Share Posted October 24, 2004 I agree with this, Dave. Re: bad results I have utter confidence in the readings I get from the Voicemate/Accucheck. I get lab work done 3 or 4 times a year, and compare my bg test result with the lab result, and the Accucheck has been consistently in agreement. This was not the case with the One Touch meters years ago. , do you compare your lab result with your Profile reading at the time they draw blood? Dave bad results > > > I am getting results from the acucheck that don't make any sense. > I took 4 units of humalog this morning before a breakfast of Corn beef > hash, and two slices of bread. I took my reading on the acucheck and > it > said my blood sugar was 43. But I felt fine. > btw before eating breakfast my blood sugar was 165. > any way I took a couple of glucose tablets as a precaution. > and took my sugar again. This time the acucheck said it was 245. > I don't think that two glucose tablets can raise your sugar 202 > points. > Any suggestions as to what is happening with the acucheck. > after that wild spread, I tested in every possible and it said > everything > was normal. I sure would like to know what is happening. > Dave > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 The speech box is very large. It is not great for portability. This would be a much needed refinement. Dave Re: bad results Dave, I think that with blood meters, that monotor errors are much more likely than Human errors. the steps are 1 stick finger, rub against the strip on the little notch. listen for 40 seconds to see if the acucheck says anything. if not pull out strip and re-insert and apply more blood in the same way. When you get wildly differing results, listen carefully to the cassette instructions sent by the company. You don't see anything that you are doing wrong. besides that, we took readings with both the one touch and the acucheck, and it varied any where from no points difference to up to 40 points difference. and I can assure my wife is very diligent about following instructions. And so am I. I learned to do that in 20 years of systems engineering. It is not a complicated thing to take a blood sample. but it is a complicated thing for me to use the acucheck. mainly because I can't understand what it is doing. I well know what it is not doing. And why do you think they are having to re-design the meter? They know the problems that it has, and that is the reason for the re-design. Just my opionions. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2004 Report Share Posted October 25, 2004 did they mention an expected release date for the new version of the unit? Regards, Re: bad results Dave, I think that with blood meters, that monotor errors are much more likely than Human errors. the steps are 1 stick finger, rub against the strip on the little notch. listen for 40 seconds to see if the acucheck says anything. if not pull out strip and re-insert and apply more blood in the same way. When you get wildly differing results, listen carefully to the cassette instructions sent by the company. You don't see anything that you are doing wrong. besides that, we took readings with both the one touch and the acucheck, and it varied any where from no points difference to up to 40 points difference. and I can assure my wife is very diligent about following instructions. And so am I. I learned to do that in 20 years of systems engineering. It is not a complicated thing to take a blood sample. but it is a complicated thing for me to use the acucheck. mainly because I can't understand what it is doing. I well know what it is not doing. And why do you think they are having to re-design the meter? They know the problems that it has, and that is the reason for the re-design. Just my opionions. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 Hi Dave, I'm a little behind mail so if or have answered this please forgive the late post. First of all you had two slices of toast; right there was 30 carbs which you should have taken the 4 units. Secondly corn beef hash is a high fat if I'm remembering right and more than likely since it is very good high in carbs also. This could have given you the so called pizza effect. You more than likely should have taken enough humalog to cover the corn beef hash as well as your bread. However, if I'm wrong on the hash I'm sure will correct me but just going by a guess; and the simple fact that if it tastes good and we like it it is more than likely high carb!! LyndaAt 09:14 AM 10/22/2004 -0500, you wrote: >I am getting results from the acucheck that don't make any sense. >I took 4 units of humalog this morning before a breakfast of Corn beef >hash, and two slices of bread. I took my reading on the acucheck and it >said my blood sugar was 43. But I felt fine. >btw before eating breakfast my blood sugar was 165. >any way I took a couple of glucose tablets as a precaution. >and took my sugar again. This time the acucheck said it was 245. >I don't think that two glucose tablets can raise your sugar 202 points. >Any suggestions as to what is happening with the acucheck. >after that wild spread, I tested in every possible and it said everything >was normal. I sure would like to know what is happening. >Dave > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 Hi Dave, I'm a little behind mail so if or have answered this please forgive the late post. First of all you had two slices of toast; right there was 30 carbs which you should have taken the 4 units. Secondly corn beef hash is a high fat if I'm remembering right and more than likely since it is very good high in carbs also. This could have given you the so called pizza effect. You more than likely should have taken enough humalog to cover the corn beef hash as well as your bread. However, if I'm wrong on the hash I'm sure will correct me but just going by a guess; and the simple fact that if it tastes good and we like it it is more than likely high carb!! LyndaAt 09:14 AM 10/22/2004 -0500, you wrote: >I am getting results from the acucheck that don't make any sense. >I took 4 units of humalog this morning before a breakfast of Corn beef >hash, and two slices of bread. I took my reading on the acucheck and it >said my blood sugar was 43. But I felt fine. >btw before eating breakfast my blood sugar was 165. >any way I took a couple of glucose tablets as a precaution. >and took my sugar again. This time the acucheck said it was 245. >I don't think that two glucose tablets can raise your sugar 202 points. >Any suggestions as to what is happening with the acucheck. >after that wild spread, I tested in every possible and it said everything >was normal. I sure would like to know what is happening. >Dave > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 Hi Dave, I'm a little behind mail so if or have answered this please forgive the late post. First of all you had two slices of toast; right there was 30 carbs which you should have taken the 4 units. Secondly corn beef hash is a high fat if I'm remembering right and more than likely since it is very good high in carbs also. This could have given you the so called pizza effect. You more than likely should have taken enough humalog to cover the corn beef hash as well as your bread. However, if I'm wrong on the hash I'm sure will correct me but just going by a guess; and the simple fact that if it tastes good and we like it it is more than likely high carb!! LyndaAt 09:14 AM 10/22/2004 -0500, you wrote: >I am getting results from the acucheck that don't make any sense. >I took 4 units of humalog this morning before a breakfast of Corn beef >hash, and two slices of bread. I took my reading on the acucheck and it >said my blood sugar was 43. But I felt fine. >btw before eating breakfast my blood sugar was 165. >any way I took a couple of glucose tablets as a precaution. >and took my sugar again. This time the acucheck said it was 245. >I don't think that two glucose tablets can raise your sugar 202 points. >Any suggestions as to what is happening with the acucheck. >after that wild spread, I tested in every possible and it said everything >was normal. I sure would like to know what is happening. >Dave > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 Does anyone know how many carbs Planter's smoked Almonds have? Thanks in advance, Steve Heesen and Guide Dog Princess Rattan West Allis, WI U.S.A. Re: bad results > > Hi Dave, > > I'm a little behind mail so if or have answered this please > forgive the late post. First of all you had two slices of toast; right > there was 30 carbs which you should have taken the 4 units. Secondly corn > beef hash is a high fat if I'm remembering right and more than likely since > it is very good high in carbs also. This could have given you the so > called pizza effect. You more than likely should have taken enough humalog > to cover the corn beef hash as well as your bread. > > However, if I'm wrong on the hash I'm sure will correct me but just > going by a guess; and the simple fact that if it tastes good and we like it > it is more than likely high carb!! > > LyndaAt 09:14 AM 10/22/2004 -0500, you wrote: > > >I am getting results from the acucheck that don't make any sense. > >I took 4 units of humalog this morning before a breakfast of Corn beef > >hash, and two slices of bread. I took my reading on the acucheck and it > >said my blood sugar was 43. But I felt fine. > >btw before eating breakfast my blood sugar was 165. > >any way I took a couple of glucose tablets as a precaution. > >and took my sugar again. This time the acucheck said it was 245. > >I don't think that two glucose tablets can raise your sugar 202 points. > >Any suggestions as to what is happening with the acucheck. > >after that wild spread, I tested in every possible and it said everything > >was normal. I sure would like to know what is happening. > >Dave > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 27, 2004 Report Share Posted October 27, 2004 check on www.calorieking.com hth Regards, Re: bad results > > Hi Dave, > > I'm a little behind mail so if or have answered this please > forgive the late post. First of all you had two slices of toast; right > there was 30 carbs which you should have taken the 4 units. Secondly corn > beef hash is a high fat if I'm remembering right and more than likely since > it is very good high in carbs also. This could have given you the so > called pizza effect. You more than likely should have taken enough humalog > to cover the corn beef hash as well as your bread. > > However, if I'm wrong on the hash I'm sure will correct me but just > going by a guess; and the simple fact that if it tastes good and we like it > it is more than likely high carb!! > > LyndaAt 09:14 AM 10/22/2004 -0500, you wrote: > > >I am getting results from the acucheck that don't make any sense. > >I took 4 units of humalog this morning before a breakfast of Corn beef > >hash, and two slices of bread. I took my reading on the acucheck and it > >said my blood sugar was 43. But I felt fine. > >btw before eating breakfast my blood sugar was 165. > >any way I took a couple of glucose tablets as a precaution. > >and took my sugar again. This time the acucheck said it was 245. > >I don't think that two glucose tablets can raise your sugar 202 points. > >Any suggestions as to what is happening with the acucheck. > >after that wild spread, I tested in every possible and it said everything > >was normal. I sure would like to know what is happening. > >Dave > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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