Guest guest Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 very good question betty. for me it does. Re: My Meter Is Here > >> oh lori >> >> i'm so glad you got that meter. honey, you need to get to the doctor as >> soon as possible. please go! you need more than gliberide pills. and you >> need some diabetic education. no wonder you're falling asleep and have no >> energy. please go to your doctor and take your meter with you. please. >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Perhaps, but not sure. One issue may be a symptom that there is something else not right. Good nutrition will translate to better diabetes control, but also, given proper amounts of fiber and vitamins and minerals, the human body will respond accordingly. Dave " ...In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. " [ 16:33] Re: My Meter Is Here > >> oh lori >> >> i'm so glad you got that meter. honey, you need to get to the doctor as >> soon as possible. please go! you need more than gliberide pills. and you >> need some diabetic education. no wonder you're falling asleep and have no >> energy. please go to your doctor and take your meter with you. please. >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Perhaps, but not sure. One issue may be a symptom that there is something else not right. Good nutrition will translate to better diabetes control, but also, given proper amounts of fiber and vitamins and minerals, the human body will respond accordingly. Dave " ...In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. " [ 16:33] Re: My Meter Is Here > >> oh lori >> >> i'm so glad you got that meter. honey, you need to get to the doctor as >> soon as possible. please go! you need more than gliberide pills. and you >> need some diabetic education. no wonder you're falling asleep and have no >> energy. please go to your doctor and take your meter with you. please. >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 29, 2011 Report Share Posted June 29, 2011 Perhaps, but not sure. One issue may be a symptom that there is something else not right. Good nutrition will translate to better diabetes control, but also, given proper amounts of fiber and vitamins and minerals, the human body will respond accordingly. Dave " ...In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. " [ 16:33] Re: My Meter Is Here > >> oh lori >> >> i'm so glad you got that meter. honey, you need to get to the doctor as >> soon as possible. please go! you need more than gliberide pills. and you >> need some diabetic education. no wonder you're falling asleep and have no >> energy. please go to your doctor and take your meter with you. please. >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 what about the idea that alcohol helps the veins to stand out? Chuck Re: My Meter Is Here > > > > hi all, and lora, i'd always been told to be sure my hands were clean > when testing my blood. BUT! last week i was in the hospital for a facet > joint injection on my back, ok? two things happened. they did a finger > stick test and didn't swab my finger with alcohol first. i asked about > this and was told that they've changed that rule, they now figure that > since its your own finger, its your germs and doesn't matter. > i said, but i have treats in my pocket for my guide gog and thats on my > hand. didn't matter, they said even alcohol can cause glitches in the > readings. ok, the then they hooked up the i v for sedation and didn't > clean the top of my hand first. now, i've had no problems ... buti'm not > sure what to think about this. what if i'd just cleaned up someone elses > mess and still had their germs on my hand? i'm going to find out about > this new idea. i always wash my hands first ... but ...what if. at any > rate lora please go back to your doc. in some places now, doctors don't > get paid to make phone calls back to the patient and so they don't, you > have to depend on second hand info passed on to you by the nurse. if your > reading are 435, thats serious and you need to go in to the doc and not be > pawned off on the nurse. there are diabetic education classes of some sort > in most every town now and someone can get test strips for you or put you > in touch with an agency that can. there are also agencies like catholic > comummunity services; salvation army etc., that might help you get the > supplies you need; if you're on medicaid, talk to your case worker about > what to do to get the things you need. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 I have never heard that alcohol does that. _____ From: blind-diabetics [mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of ckrugman@... Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2011 12:03 AM To: blind-diabetics Subject: Re: Re: My Meter Is Here what about the idea that alcohol helps the veins to stand out? Chuck Re: My Meter Is Here > > > > hi all, and lora, i'd always been told to be sure my hands were clean > when testing my blood. BUT! last week i was in the hospital for a facet > joint injection on my back, ok? two things happened. they did a finger > stick test and didn't swab my finger with alcohol first. i asked about > this and was told that they've changed that rule, they now figure that > since its your own finger, its your germs and doesn't matter. > i said, but i have treats in my pocket for my guide gog and thats on my > hand. didn't matter, they said even alcohol can cause glitches in the > readings. ok, the then they hooked up the i v for sedation and didn't > clean the top of my hand first. now, i've had no problems ... buti'm not > sure what to think about this. what if i'd just cleaned up someone elses > mess and still had their germs on my hand? i'm going to find out about > this new idea. i always wash my hands first ... but ...what if. at any > rate lora please go back to your doc. in some places now, doctors don't > get paid to make phone calls back to the patient and so they don't, you > have to depend on second hand info passed on to you by the nurse. if your > reading are 435, thats serious and you need to go in to the doc and not be > pawned off on the nurse. there are diabetic education classes of some sort > in most every town now and someone can get test strips for you or put you > in touch with an agency that can. there are also agencies like catholic > comummunity services; salvation army etc., that might help you get the > supplies you need; if you're on medicaid, talk to your case worker about > what to do to get the things you need. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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