[Diabetes-talk] Can anyone give me tips for checking my blood sugar and not killing my fingers?

[Dean Masters]

Wash your hands in warm water to get the blood flowing there. And also you 
can shake your hands toward the floor to get the blood to the end of the 
fingers.

Dean


-----Original Message----- 
From: Megan
Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2014 4:31 PM
To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Can anyone give me tips for checking my blood sugar 
and not killing my fingers?

Hello all,
I am running into an interesting problem when I try to use my Protegy Voice 
to check my blood sugar. First of all, I don't bleed that much with finger 
sticks and by the time I start squeezing, my blood has usually clotted 
and/or I don't have enough blood to get a read. In addition, if I prick on 
the pads of  my fingers, I get these horrible bruises that make it hard for 
me to type, hold a cane, or even read Braille. I am also trying to avoid 
using my pointers--or as I call them, the Sacred Braille fingers--because, 
ya know, Braille. If I use the sides of my fingers, however, it's hard for 
me to line up the hole with the blood test strip. If I get someone sighted 
to work with me, they can usually get enough to squeeze, but they have to be 
really precise and there is no blood to spare. Does anyone have any tips for 
me? I'm having to prick sometimes 10 times to get a decent blood drop and 
I've had it.
Thanks,
Megan

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