[Diabetes-talk] gestational diabetes have some questionsabout a talking glucose meter

Mon Dec 2 00:24:37 UTC 2013

Hi there!
Joy, you beat me to it. I too use the sides of my fingers. Now, I do have
pretty big lumps on the sides of my fingers now but they don't get in the
way of touching anything or of reading braille. It's also much less painful
to use the sides of your fingers than the pads. The main problem using that
webbing between the thumb and first finger is that it's a rather small area
and will get beat up pretty quickly. When you have your class, someone will
probably talk with you about coming up with a system for who gets pricked
when. For me, Monday and Friday are the outside of my right hand. Tuesday
and Saturday are the outside of the fingers on my left hand. Wednesday is
the inside of the fingers on my right and Thursday, the inside of my left.
Sunday gets divided up among whoever on the inside got the least amount of
battering during the week. On each day, first test is my little finger and I
work my way through my hand as the day goes on. I don't test my thumbs
Usually diabetes education people have a variety of lancing devices around
and may let you play with them to see what works best for you. 
Just remember to be patient with yourself in the beginning. It does take
some trial and error to get your system down. And here's sending good
thoughts for a happy, healthy baby!
Veronica

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-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Joy Stigile
Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 3:54 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] gestational diabetes have some questionsabout a
talking glucose meter

Hi!

I have been testing my blood using the sides of each of my fingers for all 
most 30 years and I have no calluses.  I have no problem reading Braille.

Fondly, Joy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com>
To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 1:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] gestational diabetes have some questionsabout a

talking glucose meter

> Hi Julie,
> If I can ask, who tests you?
> Where on your body have you been testing, and do you have the nettle set 
> to
> the deepest setting? I'm assuming yes.
> My dad suggested I test on the part of my hand between my thumb and index
> finger.
> Will that work?
> Dean, I like your suggestion too.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Julie Kline
> Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 4:23 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] gestational diabetes have some questions 
> about
> a talking glucose meter
>
> I have tried both the prodigy voice and the solo talking meters, and I 
> like
> the features and voices on both.  They are clear and easy to understand. 
> My
> experience with testing is that honestly I haven't had any luck with 
> either
> meter.  I just can't seem to get enough blood for either meter to do an
> accurate sample and I have tried everything.  After enough bad experiences
> with testing, I gave up on testing myself altogether.  Like you, I don't
> want to callous my fingers so much to where I can't read Braille anymore. 
> I
> hope that someone else will have better ideas that they can offer you, but
> this has just been my experience.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> Star Gazer
> Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 1:25 PM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] gestational diabetes have some questions about a
> talking glucose meter
>
> Hi folks.
> I have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes. Our second baby is due in
> Feb.
> I will need to test my blood sugar levels several times a day.
> I take my class tomorrow morning.
> It was suggested by the diabetes doctors that I use the Prodidgy talking
> glucose meter.
> What are others experiences with this meter? I am totally blind. I am
> wondering if this is really what I should use, or if there is a different
> meter.
> I've played around with testing myself, and am trying to figure out how I
> line the test strip up with the dab of blood. Any advice? I am not testing
> using my fingertips as I read Braille. So, I need to use a point other 
> then
> my index fingers. I found a spot on my hand that seems to work.
> Anybody have any advice?
>
>
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