[Diabetes-talk] Returning member with questions.

Mike Freeman k7uij at panix.com
Thu Feb 26 04:26:23 UTC 2009 

If you're not thirsty, don't worry about it! Unlesss you are in DKA (and 
you'd know it if you were, believe me!), your body will tell you when 
you need to drink more -- unles you are totally absent-minded like me --  
I remember in college thinking: ya know; seems to me I decided I was 
thirsty two hours ago! Wonder if I did anything about it? (har)

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Wheeler" <awheeler at neb.rr.com>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 3:10 AM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Returning member with questions.


No, I meant drinking water.  I was wondering to myself lately if, maybe, 
I wasn't drinking enough water, and so, maybe, my blood was too thick?

Isn't it great the ideas we untrained medical amateurs come up with?


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: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 10:56
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Returning member with questions.


> No but I thought it might get your hands a bit warmer.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- 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 8:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Returning member with questions.
>
>
> Ooh, no, not five minutes...and not by my own choice...it was never
> suggested I do a full five minutes...I will keep that in mind.
>
> Does amount of water intake make any appreciable difference?
>
>
> In Christ,
> Alan
>
>
>
> +-+-+-
>
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> and he in God.
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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: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 09:31
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Returning member with questions.
>
>
>> Yes, some lancets are thicker than others.
>>
>> Let me ask you this: have you really and truly spent five minutes 
>> with
>> your hands under warm-to-hot water? I have Raynaud's Syndrome so am
>> very
>> familiar with not getting enough blood to the extremeties. But a bit
>> of
>> patience and a lot of hot water often helps.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Alan Wheeler" <awheeler at neb.rr.com>
>> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 9:26 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Returning member with questions.
>>
>>
>> Ann,
>> I've tried everything you suggested, right up to the rubber bands. 
>> My
>> only thought is I must be picking a poor place to do the sticking.
>> Then, again, that could be fine, too.  I second guess myself too 
>> much.
>>
>> BTW, someone said something about lancets varying in size, is that
>> true?
>>
>>
>> In Christ,
>> Alan
>>
>>
>>
>> +-+-+-
>>
>>   There is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in Christ
>> Jesus, who don't walk according to the flesh,
>> but according to the Spirit. Romans 8:1
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>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Ann Williams" <clevelandann at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 10:50
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Returning member with questions.
>>
>>
>>> Alan,
>>>
>>> Alas!  It is not unusual or someone to have trouble getting enough
>>> blood
>>> from his or her fingers.
>>>
>>> Here are several things I have seen people use to get enough blood
>>> out
>>> of their fingers:
>>>
>>>   1. You already mentioned the first one, starting with warm hands.
>>>      You mentioned warming your hands in water, which is a good 
>>> idea.
>>>   2. Set your lancer to poke you as deeply as you can stand.
>>>   3. Shake down the hand you're going to poke, as if you were 
>>> shaking
>>>      down an old-fashioned mercury thermometer.  The idea is to get
>>> the
>>>      blood down into your hand.
>>>   4. Before you poke your finger, take a rubber band (thick is 
>>> better
>>>      than thin), and wrap a double thickness around your finger, 
>>> like
>>> a
>>>      small tourniquet.  Do not loop it over the top of the finger,
>>> just
>>>      use the double thickness as if it was one piece.  That way, if
>>> you
>>>      need to take it off after you lance, to get more blood flowing,
>>>      you won't wipe off your blood drop. You can wrap it fairly
>>> snugly,
>>>      but not so tight it's painful. You can hold it down with your
>>> thumb.
>>>   5. When you can feel the blood engorging the fingertip, lance the
>>>      side of the finger.  Many people will get a fairly large drop 
>>> of
>>>      blood easily this way. But if you don't, take the rubber band
>>> off
>>>      now, and squeeze the finger from the base to the tip.
>>>
>>> I hope this helps.
>>>
>>> Ann Williams, RN, CDE
>>>
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