Re: advocate meter, prodigy voice less pain?

[Guest guest]

Dear and Everyone,

I'm so sorry your husband is bound to the Acu Check when better meters are

available. I understand insurance constraints because I had to wait for

about a month for my meter and my BG was over 400 when I left the hospital

where I'd been getting insulin. I started taking oral medication, but I

worried so much because I live by myself and had no way of testing to see if

the oral medication was working.

After my scare last summer and starting on Lantis, I've improved my diet and

testing habits though I don't test often because my finger tips get too

sore and turn all kinds of ugly purple.

When we talked about finger sticking a month or so ago, I don't remember the

discussion including comments about being able to test in other locations. I

was crushed when I was told finger tips were the only places I could get

reliable readings. Harpers strum with the sides of the fingertips.

I noticed the following line in the Prodigy ad.

The unit offers you the option to test with blood from your palms, forearms,

upper-arms, thighs and calves, which have fewer nerve endings than your

fingertips.

Has testing changed so much? Could this be possible? I'm afraid to get my

hopes up, so rather than run for my tuner and harp cleaning supplies, I need

to check with all of you first. Has anyone gotten reliable results from

places other than their finger tips? Avidly awaiting your answers.

Always with love,

Lissi

Re: advocate meter

Hi Lissi, you mentioned the Accuchek meter. They are still actively pushing

the Accuchek Compact Plus here in Canada. I've seen lots of commercials

recently for it, so no fears, I think the supplies will be available for a

while. In fact, my husband very grudgingly uses that meter, but only when

I'm not home, and needs to know the result. He gets lots of errors with the

thing because he isn't a good bleeder, or so our theory goes. I think that

meter is lucky it hasn't been thrown out with the garbage on occasion

*grin*. But really I'm glad it works for you.

[Guest guest]

TRY USING THE SIDES OF YOUR FINGERS, KAREN

Re: advocate meter

Hi Lissi, you mentioned the Accuchek meter. They are still actively pushing

the Accuchek Compact Plus here in Canada. I've seen lots of commercials

recently for it, so no fears, I think the supplies will be available for a

while. In fact, my husband very grudgingly uses that meter, but only when

I'm not home, and needs to know the result. He gets lots of errors with the

thing because he isn't a good bleeder, or so our theory goes. I think that

meter is lucky it hasn't been thrown out with the garbage on occasion

*grin*. But really I'm glad it works for you.

[Guest guest]

TRY USING THE SIDES OF YOUR FINGERS, KAREN

Re: advocate meter

Hi Lissi, you mentioned the Accuchek meter. They are still actively pushing

the Accuchek Compact Plus here in Canada. I've seen lots of commercials

recently for it, so no fears, I think the supplies will be available for a

while. In fact, my husband very grudgingly uses that meter, but only when

I'm not home, and needs to know the result. He gets lots of errors with the

thing because he isn't a good bleeder, or so our theory goes. I think that

meter is lucky it hasn't been thrown out with the garbage on occasion

*grin*. But really I'm glad it works for you.