[Diabetes-talk] Has anyone ever had this happen?

[Julie Kline]

I had this happen to me also. When I asked about it, I had the nurse practitioner at our diabetes center tell me not to use that 1st drop of blood for testing too. I remember at that time, I was like you've got to be kidding me. I always had a really hard time getting enough blood to get a reading on a test strip, and I was pretty annoyed that Now I had to try for two drops. I wish I could have told you something I had found helpful for this, but I honestly never did. Maybe someone who has been at it longer could help with this one.
Take care.
Julie


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On Sep 14, 2013, at 8:47 AM, limestone lady <limestonelady at samobile.net> wrote:

> Well, this is the strangest thing. Went to test my blood, and got what I consider too low a reading, which I won't post here, as our scale is different in canada. So, decided to try again. Well, I think we tried about seven or eight times, yes, I actually lost count, and no blood, after trying all the tricks I knew, so I settled for the low reading.
> Has anyone here had this happen, and why do you think it does?
> Also the manufacturer of my meter suggests that one not use the first drop of blood, as it might not contain whole blood, but what they call fluid and serum. Have you folks heard of this?
> Linda.
> By the way, I take a baby aspirin in the morning and wonder if I should switch it to bedtime?
> 
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