[Diabetes-talk] Returning member with questions.

[catdancing]

i know exactly what u r saying. what i had to do is use one hand for a while 
then switch and use the other till the first hand got all healed up it seems 
to work allright.
Debbie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Wheeler" <awheeler at neb.rr.com>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 12:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Returning member with questions.


> The sting isn't the issue.  It's actually tolerable.  It's my seeming 
> inability to get any blood at all.
>
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> In Christ,
> Alan
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 11:15
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Returning member with questions.
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>> The real problem here is the flip-side of the advantage of alternate
>> site testing: fewer nerves. So it's correspondingly more difficult to
>> find exactly where the spot of blood is on the alternate site.
>>
>> Better in my estimation to just put up with the sting and do
>> finger-sticks; the readings are more accurate anyway. Moreover, I
>> *prefer* a bit of a sting in that I know the lancet has punched thru any
>> calluses that may have built up.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Paul & Paula Jordan" <paujor at fuse.net>
>> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 4:50 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Returning member with questions.
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>> Which of the prodigy meters are you using?  That has been a lot of my
>> problem with the audocode, and, I agree that it's very frustrating.
>> If it is the audocode, you might have someone who sees watch you test.
>> This
>> was a big help to me, because I was assured that I continue to be a good
>> bleeder.
>> The main thing I would encourage you to do is not to get too down on
>> your
>> self-confidence to deal with, and keep after it.
>> If you've been gone a while, welcome back, and best of luck.
>>
>> Paul
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Alan Wheeler
>> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 2:33 PM
>> To: Diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Returning member with questions.
>>
>> Hi,
>> This is for Prodigy meter users who do alternate site testing.  Which
>> sites
>> other than the fingers seem to give you the best results?
>>
>> I am still having great difficulty getting samples, to the point of
>> sheer
>> frustration. I wonder if, perhaps I am not drinking enough water?  Any
>> thoughts?
>>
>> In Christ,
>> Alan
>>
>>
>>
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>>
>>   My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will
>> I
>> direct my prayer unto thee, and will look
>> up. Psalms 5:3
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