[Diabetes-talk] Testing/Strips?

[William and Bernadette Jacobs]

Wow Honey!  You're scaring me spitless!  So, what pray tell do you do with 
the stylus to modify your test strips?  Firstly, when I test, I actually set 
my lancing device to "MAX" or five on the cover.  You can't help but feel 
where the hole is because there's a degree of pain involved  Like Grant says 
though, practice makes perfect.  I don't know what meter you're using.  But 
the "Prodigy Voice," for one draws the blood into the strip so one doesn't 
have to worry about smearing/dropping blood onto it?  I think many of the 
talking meters out there have that capability nowadays,.  If you wish to 
call me by phone, and see if I can walk you through this, my number is: 
410-455-5311.  Please do not call after 10:00 PM Eastern Time.  Actually, 
the best time to call me at night is between eight and ten Eastern Time as I 
have two small special needs children who are fully awake, active, and need 
me during the day and they don't do well when I'm tied up with 
phone/computer issues for extended lengths of time.  .

Bern
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jude DaShiell" <jdashiel at shellworld.net>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Friday, April 22, 2011 6:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] tinkering with test strips


> The only way I can get readings is by using the stylus on these strips.
> I got two readings today for the first time ever.  One of the readings
> that failed yesterday was the one on which I didn't use the stylus on
> the test strip.  This won't be the first time diabetics got defective
> test strips, doing a google search for diabetes test strip problem shows
> more than one F.D.A. recall.
>
> On Fri, 22 Apr 2011, Grant E. Metcalf wrote:
>
>> Jude,
>>
>> I don't think you should be using your stylus or anything else to modify 
>> your test strips. Better I think to work on sampling technique and/or get 
>> a different system that might work better for you. Remember, warm, clean 
>> hands, milk the finger before and perhaps after sticking, try and keep 
>> the finger in a still position when attempting to sample with the strip. 
>> Even the old pro's on the list have their bad days. However, practice 
>> increases success.
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