Re: regarding finger/forearm glucose testing, injection sites...

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wrote:

> I'm just curious as to where you heard that (the 15 minute

difference between finger and forearm blood samples) and how come I

wasn't told that *gonna go beat up the fool who told me them lies*.

I would also imagine that this can vary GREATLY from person to

person...such is just a facet of the mystery & complexity of diabetes.<

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If my memory serves me right, (and if it doesn't, we can blame those

darned meds again), most of that information was gleaned by reading

" Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution " , a book by a doctor who's had type

I diabetes over 55 years, and has a very interesting approach to

living with diabetes. I learned a lot of very useful information from

his book, and some that is too far out or rigid for me, especially in

regard to diet, but it's an informative read.

> Absorption rates of injection sites may also vary greatly from one

person to another. People on the slim side absorb faster and

overweight people slower...but that's common knowledge <

Probably so. This " should " apply to digestion, too, but doesn't work

that way with me. I'm on the slender side, but still don't absorb

protein until at least three hours after I eat, and because of this, I

have to dose a second time each night to catch the protein. That

second after dinner injection is done about 3 hours after my first

pre-dinner injection. If I don't do that, I'll be in the 200's while

I sleep....when I sleep, that is!

> Heidi I'm assuming that you do your finger sticks on the side of the

fingertip and not into the " pad " ? And I hope you're rotating injection

sites, as I just recently discovered that I've been shooting into my

abdomen almost exclusively and I'm not absorbing as much insulin as I

used to.<

Of course, I use both sides of the thumbs, rotating each time, and

sometimes my knuckles. Same goes for the injection sites, too! No

infections, so far. The worse that's happened to me is the little

black and blue brusing spots I sometimes get on my tummy.

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

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