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

[Bridgit Pollpeter]

This is new? At every doctor appointment or hospitalization, they have
poked my finger, wiped the first drop away and squeezed again and used
that second drop for the test. They have done this as long as I can
remember. Now, I've not been told to do this at home, but it's not a new
concept to me. I think it may be just a precaution they take.

Bridgit

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From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of Julie Kline
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2013 8:38 AM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Has anyone ever had this happen?


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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