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

[Joy Stigile]

Hi Linda!

When I am  testing my blood sugar I use the first drop.  No one has ever 
mentioned not to  use the first drop of blood to me either.  But, I was in 
the hospital recently for a miner surgery and the nurses there did wipe the 
first drop of blood off.  They said it was because I was not able to get to 
the sink to wash my hands.

As to your question about aspirin that is definitely a question for your 
Doctor, not this list.

Sincerely, Joy

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "limestone lady" <limestonelady at samobile.net>
To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 14, 2013 5:47 AM
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Has anyone ever had this happen?


> 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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