[Diabetes-talk] testing with meter

[d m gina]

thank you for understanding what I was saying.
I just tested and the machine said 145, I am to tired to dance or I would.
I love it in this range for me.

Original message:
> I'm totally blind and don't have many problems getting my blood on the
> strip pretty quickly. Once the meter indicates it has it, I give it like
> a second then remove it. My doctor and I have not noticed any major
> discrepancies between my glucose records and my A1-C, and I test about
> 12 to 15 times a day. My poor fingers, grin.

> Sincerely,
> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
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> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
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> Blindhands at aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2012 8:45 PM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] testing with meter


> I tend to hold my finger for an additional few seconds after I hear the

> beep.  I don't hold it on the test strip until it reads.  I have found
> that
> since I can't see anything and don't know how much or how large of a
> drop  of
> blood I have hanging off my finger and I was advised to hold it there a

> little longer to be sure enough blood had a chance to get sucked up in
> there.
>  Maybe if we could see we could pass judgement better and just touch
> and
> remove.

> Joyce  Kane
> _www.KraftersKorner.org_ (http://www.krafterskorner.org/)
> Blindhands at AOL.com


> In a message dated 4/10/2012 9:00:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> dmgina at samobile.net writes:

> Hello,
> When I was trained with testing I was told to put the  blood on the
> strip and hold your finger there until you get a  reading.
> I have done this for years, not knowing anything different until  today.
> I was complaining to my doctor that I felt my numbers were way to  high
> and I was getting frightened.
> Trying to stay calm trying to fix  the problem, because the nurses
> wanted to see what the a one c was  like.
> It is still in the six point range but 6.9 instead of 6.4.
> I was  concerned it was higher.
> the lady who took the testing with both meters,  theirs and mine, said
> theirs was a higher number than mine.
> That was a  shock to me. what she did though, was to put my finger on
> the strip, she  heard the beep and pulled my finger away.
> I was concerned it wouldn't read  like it should.
> What do you folks do.
> Just thought I would  ask.
> Thanks,

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