Re: Regarding Glucose Meters-2 Anyse and

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Anyse wrote: > I must remind any of you who are doing your checks on your

forearms to do a check on your forearm and THEN ANOTHER on your poor

aching fingers!! I did that and found that my forearm reading was 50 less than

my finger.

wrote:

> LOL for real?! That doesn't make sense hon...I feel silly for asking for I'm

sure you must be washing your hands...

> But otherwise this seems to defy logic.

That's a good point, Anyse. That's because it's giving you readings from two

different times.

Sorry, , it doesn't defy logic at all. Finger checks are the most accurate

place to check your blood glucose to find out what it is at the time you check

it.

A forearm check will show you what your blood glucose was 15 minutes prior

to the time you check, in other words, the forearm check is 15 minutes

delayed in accuracy. If you check by using your forearm at 10:00 a.m., if

actually shows what the blood glucose was at 9:45 a.m. That's why diabetics

are urged to do a finger check by medical professionals if they want to know

the most accurate reading.

And when injecting insulin, if you inject in the abdomen you will see the

fastest absorption into the bloodstream. If you inject in your thighs, the

absorption into the bloodstream is 15 minutes delayed. The absorption rate is

also delayed longer if you inject into your arm, or buttocks, instead of the

abdomen.

I only test one place, by pricking my thumbs. Usually the left thumb. After

months of sore fingers, using all the digets on each hand, and having dozens

of tiny black dots on them from the needles, a friend suggested using just the

thumbs. It worked for me. Within days the thumbs were toughened up and

the pricks stopped hurting, and the rest of my fingers healed and are now

smooth and clear of blood pricks underneath the skin. And I always inject in

the abdomen, unless I intentionally want to delay the release of the insulin

into my bloodstream, like while at a restaurant or somewhere where I know I

may have to wait. Then I use my thigh.

Hope this information helps those who wonder.

With love, hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

Bluffton, SC

South Carolina State Rep.

South Eastern Regional Rep., PAI

http://www.pancassociation.org/anthology#Heidi.html

Note: All comments or advice are from personal experiences or opinion only,

and should not be a substitute for consultation with a medical professional.