[Diabetes-talk] loading strips in the Prodigy Voice

[Mike Freeman]

I'm not Joy, but ... at the opposite end of the strip from where you insert
it into the meter, you may be able to feel (and your husband will be able to
see) a small knotch on the upper edge of the strip. When a bead of blood
(remember, you want a bead, not a smear) drops into this knotch, what's
called "capillary action" in which a difference in pressure between the
ambient air and that in the knotch occurs and the blood is sucked up into
the knotch and, hence, onto the area of the strip with which the blood
chemically reacts to produce and electric current which the meter uses to
give you a reading of glucose content. Incidentally, your meter is
calibrated for "plasma readings" as are almost all meters these days.

I know I keep saying this but IMO your obsessing about this. Worry less;
test more; have a soothing hot drink and enjoy the holiday season!

And you might wish to have your husband read the meter instructions and/or,
if the unit came with an audio CD, read the instructions yourself.

Incidentally, if you are puzzled why you get multiple answers to your
questions, it's that there are as many "right ways" to test as there are
testers. In other words, each person finds what works for him/her.

I'd also recommend you go on BARD and download/read Gretchen Becker's book:
"the First Year; Type II Diabetes: a guide for the Newly-diagnose". It'll
tell you more than you want to know in simple language while not presuming
you are an idiot.

And we're all here to help.

Mike Freeman


-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Star Gazer
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 9:42 AM
To: 'Joy Stigile'; 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] loading strips in the Prodigy Voice

Hi Joy. 
Your depression technique works beautifully. 
The lancing device I recived just says Prodigy on it.
Now, for another question, do I place my pricked finger on what I think of
as the leading edge of the strip (the one opposite the end that goes in), or
do I place it on top of the strip very close to the leading edge. 
My husband and I are disagreeing about which edge I need to use and I think
it's a terminology problem.

-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Joy Stigile
Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2013 6:00 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] loading strips in the Prodigy Voice

Hi!
I feel for the depression line with my finger nail and that is the side that
goes in facing up.

The lancing device I use is the Soft Click.  I do not know which one you
received with your meter.  I am sure the name is printed on the side of the
device.

Good luck!

Fondly, Joy
(smart person?  Not always sure.)


----- Original Message -----
From: "Star Gazer" <pickrellrebecca at gmail.com>
To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2013 2:20 PM
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] loading strips in the Prodigy Voice


> Ok, smart people, give me some tips.How do I load the glucose strips?
> Also, the lance that came with the Prodigy Voice sucks. What do you all
> recommend? I've been using the type that came with hthe Autocode, but 
> would
> like to know its name so I can get more prickers for it.
> Thank you.
>
>
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