[Diabetes-talk] loading strips in the Prodigy Voice

[Joy Stigile]

Hi!

Mike has said it better than I could have.  He is perfectly right!

Happy Holidays, Joy


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] loading strips in the Prodigy Voice


> 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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