RE: Questions about checking blood sugars

[Guest guest]

You could try to wait a little to put on the blood. My talking Glukose

meter says: Please apply blood into the strip. I do not know if there is

writing that you could read.

nne

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From: blind-diabetics

[mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of Carla Kay Etheredge

Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 5:02 PM

To: blind-diabetics

Subject: Questions about checking blood sugars

Hi everyone,

I have a couple questions about checking sugars. Actually, its more about a

good place to get blood from, and getting the blood successfully onto the

test strip. The machine that they gave my husband from the doctors is an

Accu Check Compact Plus. It looked easy in the doctor's office when they

showed us, but for some reason, we're not too successful in getting a test

because it says that the blood was applied too soon. I'm not sure what a

good place is either, to get the blood from, because the strip is so small,

it's automatically ejected from the machine just far enough for you to set

your finger on there, but I guess I'm not doing something right, even when I

test myself. It doesn't help because we both have big fingers to. I know

this is for him, but I was curious about testing myself, so I've tried a

couple times and haven't been successful. Any ideas on what to do

differently? I don't know if this question can really bea answered by

anyone, maybe I just have to keep experimenting, but then we run out of test

strips, because it kicks out the test strip to throw it away when you turn

off the machine, and the strip has already been used. Hmmm, hoping this all

made some sort of sense? *smiles*

Carla Kay Etheredge

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[Guest guest]

their is a symbol i'm supposed to be watching for, and those symbols are

supposed to disappear as it checks the blood. I just noticed that the way i put

my finger on there, semed to work...right on the finger tip, so i tried that

today and it didn't work. hmm

Carla Kay Etheredge

cketheredge@...

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[Guest guest]

Make sure you finger is warm. Stick it on the side afer you squeeze it

a minute. Squeeze again around the area you stuck and usually a drop of

blood will show up. I don't know about your machine, but the stip from

the Prodigy you just wipe the blood onto the end of the strip and wait 6

seconds for it to tell you your results.

Questions about checking blood sugars

Hi everyone,

I have a couple questions about checking sugars. Actually, its more

about a good place to get blood from, and getting the blood successfully

onto the test strip. The machine that they gave my husband from the

doctors is an Accu Check Compact Plus. It looked easy in the doctor's

office when they showed us, but for some reason, we're not too

successful in getting a test because it says that the blood was applied

too soon. I'm not sure what a good place is either, to get the blood

from, because the strip is so small, it's automatically ejected from the

machine just far enough for you to set your finger on there, but I guess

I'm not doing something right, even when I test myself. It doesn't help

because we both have big fingers to. I know this is for him, but I was

curious about testing myself, so I've tried a couple times and haven't

been successful. Any ideas on what to do differently? I don't know if

this question can really bea answered by anyone, maybe I just have to

keep experimenting, but then we run out of test strips, because it kicks

out the test strip to throw it away when you turn off the machine, and

the strip has already been used. Hmmm, hoping this all made some sort of

sense? *smiles*

Carla Kay Etheredge

cketheredge@ <mailto:cketheredge%40inebraska.com> inebraska.com

Myspace: http://www.myspace. <http://www.myspace.com/prayingkitty>

com/prayingkitty

MSN: cketheredge@ <mailto:cketheredge%40inebraska.com> inebraska.com

Yahoo: prayingkitty

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Carla

Do you have a rehab center in your city that could send a community rehab

teacher out to work with you on how to use this? Or maybe a nurse or even

another experienced diabetic? It seems like you and your husband just need

practice.

Becky

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From: blind-diabetics

[mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of Carla Kay Etheredge

Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 10:07 PM

To: blind-diabetics

Subject: Re: Questions about checking blood sugars

their is a symbol i'm supposed to be watching for, and those symbols are

supposed to disappear as it checks the blood. I just noticed that the way i

put my finger on there, semed to work...right on the finger tip, so i tried

that today and it didn't work. hmm

Carla Kay Etheredge

cketheredge@ <mailto:cketheredge%40inebraska.com> inebraska.com

Myspace: http://www.myspace. <http://www.myspace.com/prayingkitty>

com/prayingkitty

MSN: cketheredge@ <mailto:cketheredge%40inebraska.com> inebraska.com

Yahoo: prayingkitty

[Guest guest]

hi becky,

we do have a rehab center here. i may contact them, i didnt' think about that.

Things have been so overwhelming the last few days. The way to dip the blood,

was never really described like you guys have all mentioned to us, or if it was,

I didn't understand because the nurse who showed us was very quick, and didn't

take the extra time she could have with us. i'd been putting it on the flat

area of the strip closest to the machine, not dipping it. Now, with reading

some of the groups responses on how to get the blood on the strip, I think I

might understand it now. I know it seems like a silly thing, but I guess it's

not as its so important, as that's how the blood is tested.

Thanks a bunch,

Carla Kay Etheredge

cketheredge@...

Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/prayingkitty

MSN: cketheredge@...

Yahoo: prayingkitty

[Guest guest]

No, it's not silly. Don't be afraid to ask questions here. And even those

of us who have known we are diabetic for awhile still have questions and

problems with testing our blood. There are days when I just can't seem to

get blood on the strip very well and when I am not sure whether or not to

trust the reading. So just be patient.

Becky

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From: blind-diabetics

[mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of Carla Kay Etheredge

Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 12:43 AM

To: blind-diabetics

Subject: Re: Questions about checking blood sugars

hi becky,

we do have a rehab center here. i may contact them, i didnt' think about

that. Things have been so overwhelming the last few days. The way to dip the

blood, was never really described like you guys have all mentioned to us, or

if it was, I didn't understand because the nurse who showed us was very

quick, and didn't take the extra time she could have with us. i'd been

putting it on the flat area of the strip closest to the machine, not dipping

it. Now, with reading some of the groups responses on how to get the blood

on the strip, I think I might understand it now. I know it seems like a

silly thing, but I guess it's not as its so important, as that's how the

blood is tested.

Thanks a bunch,

Carla Kay Etheredge

cketheredge@ <mailto:cketheredge%40inebraska.com> inebraska.com

Myspace: http://www.myspace. <http://www.myspace.com/prayingkitty>

com/prayingkitty

MSN: cketheredge@ <mailto:cketheredge%40inebraska.com> inebraska.com

Yahoo: prayingkitty

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