[Diabetes-talk] Diabetes-talk Digest, Vol 95, Issue 3
Mike Freeman
k7uij at panix.com
Mon Aug 10 00:04:04 UTC 2015
Nesma:
Blanket? Don't you mean blood? Oh well.
Each person has his/her own techniques for getting blood onto the little
knotch in the strip that sucks up the blood. Above anything else, it's a
matter of practice, practice, practice. Are you in touch with a local
certified diabetes educator? Perhaps he/she can see what you're doing and
give you pointers to improve things.
In general, most of us have found that holding your hand flat, palm up,
pricking your finger and bringing the knotch on the strip to where you felt
the prick is the easiest way to get a decent reading; we tend to smear the
blood rather than leaving it as a round bead.
There are other good tips in the entries from this list over the past few
days. Go to <http://wwww.nfbnet.org> and look for the archive of
Diabetes-Talk.
NFB has also publichsed a booklet on diabetes and blindness; search for
"Bridging the Gap" on the main nfb website, <www.nfb.org> or you may
download the booklet in Word from my dropbox by using the following link:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/v4pki8hkfesz8vo/Bridging%20the%20Gap.doc?dl=0
In that booklet is an article on finger-sticking techniques.
Mike Freeman
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Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Diabetes-talk Digest, Vol 95, Issue 3
Hi my name is nesma, while I am not really diabetic, I do need a sugar check
once in a while, I bought a talking meter but I am having trouble putting
the blanket on the correct spot on the strip. Can anyone please help with
this
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> Message: 1
> Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 17:18:59 -0400
> From: "Mark Tardif" <markspark at roadrunner.com>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
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> Hi, Dotty,
>
> I think I know you from many years ago. It's great to be here. Those
> sound like good, simple words of advice, and I think this is a
> situation which gives meaning to the phrase, "knowledge is power." Thank
you.
>
>
>
> Mark Tardif
> Nuclear arms will not hold you.
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> From: Dorothea Martin via Diabetes-talk
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> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] New Member
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> Hello, Mark,
> Glad to see you on this list. The watchword here is simple, get a
> meter and live by your meter. Then you will continue to be borderline
> for many years to come.
> Dotty Martin
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> Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 17:20:50 -0400
> From: "Mark Tardif" <markspark at roadrunner.com>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] New Member
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> It sure is, and up here one has to relish those opportunities before
> our exceptionally cold winter begins in November.
>
>
>
> Mark Tardif
> Nuclear arms will not hold you.
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> From: d m gina via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 11:55 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] New Member
>
> Hello Mark,
> I am Dar also a type two diabetic.
> Doing quite well, and walking the mile sure is fun to do in the mornings.
>
> Original message:
>> Thank you, Joy. I am sure that is true, and I can use all the
>> accurate information I can get. But I also hope to be of help to
>> others on this list whenever possible. Thank you.
>
>
>
>> Mark Tardif
>> Nuclear arms will not hold you.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Joy Stigile via Diabetes-talk
>> Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 9:56 PM
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>> Cc: Joy Stigile
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] New Member
>
>> Hi Mark,
>> Welcome! I am sure as time goes on you will gather more information
>> about Diabetes.
>
>> Warmly, Joy Stigile
>> Diabetes Action Network Treasurer
>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> Behalf Of Mark Tardif via Diabetes-talk
>> Sent: Thursday, August 06, 2015 5:03 PM
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>> Cc: Mark Tardif <markspark at roadrunner.com>
>> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] New Member
>
>> Hello, everyone,
>
>> My name is Mark Tardif and I am a new member to the list. I am what
>> some people would call borderline diabetic and have been for a few
>> years. This did not cause my blindness, but it?s there, related to
>> other issues. I hope to get some valuable information and provide
>> helpful information when possible. Take care.
>> Mark Tardif
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> Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 17:23:14 -0400
> From: "Mark Tardif" <markspark at roadrunner.com>
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> Hi, Mike,
>
> Thank you for the welcome. As I said, so far my readings have been
> very much in control, and I hope to keep them that way with wise choices.
>
>
>
> Mark Tardif
> Nuclear arms will not hold you.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Freeman via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2015 12:06 AM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Cc: Mike Freeman
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] New Member
>
> Hi, Mark.
>
> Welcome to our list. I hope we can be of service to you and I am sure
> you'll have interesting information for us.
>
> I'm type 1 although I became so when I was 56, not as a young person
> or young adult. I, too, am not blind as a result of diabetes.
>
> I am not a pumper; I use insulin in pen form.
>
> Glad you're abord!
>
> Mike Freeman, DAN President
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Mark Tardif via Diabetes-talk
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> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] New Member
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> Hello, everyone,
>
> My name is Mark Tardif and I am a new member to the list. I am what
> some people would call borderline diabetic and have been for a few
> years. This did not cause my blindness, but it?s there, related to
> other issues. I hope to get some valuable information and provide
> helpful information when possible. Take care.
> Mark Tardif
> Nuclear arms will not hold you.
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> Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 17:30:39 -0400
> From: "Mark Tardif" <markspark at roadrunner.com>
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> Hi, Rachel,
>
> I am still finding that a bit tricky. I find that it seems to make a
> difference how much blood I actually get when I prick my finger. If I
> can get enough blood, it seems to happen more quickly and I also think
> I get more accurate readings. I like to rub the end of the strip
> lengthwise along that part of my finger, that also seems to help as well.
>
>
>
> Mark Tardif
> Nuclear arms will not hold you.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rachel Krieg via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2015 2:42 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Cc: Rachel Krieg
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] newly diagnosed
>
> Hi, all.
>
> Do you guys have any tips for getting the blood from finger to strip?
> When I tried to test before with a separate lancet, I couldn't get the
> blood from my finger to the strip.
> Rachel and Lady the lovable lab
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> Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 17:43:53 -0400
> From: "Mark Tardif" <markspark at roadrunner.com>
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> So far, for me, that hasn't been a problem. I use different fingers
> every day, and I especially like my thumbs, but I think the fact that
> I don't always use my index finger probably helps me to still be able
> to read Braille with no problem.
>
>
>
> Mark Tardif
> Nuclear arms will not hold you.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rachel Krieg via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2015 4:36 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Cc: Rachel Krieg
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] newly diagnosed
>
> For those who read Braille, with so many pricks, how does that affect
> your reading ability?
>
> I'm proficient in it, and don't want to not be able to read it, as
> I've been reading it since I was 3.
> Rachel and Lady the lovable lab
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> Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 17:45:21 -0400
> From: "Mark Tardif" <markspark at roadrunner.com>
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> The prodigy voice is the one I use, and I like it.
>
>
>
> Mark Tardif
> Nuclear arms will not hold you.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rachel Krieg via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2015 4:39 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Cc: Rachel Krieg
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] newly diagnosed
>
> He uses the prodigy voice, and we can't, for the life of us, figure
> out how to download his results. When he was using the solo, the
> software was inaccessible. His doctor has no clue as to how to
> download his results from either the solo or the prodigy.
>
> Do you guys remember the acucheck with the separate box that read the
> level with speech? That's what he first started using after he lost his
eyesight.
>
> I'm so glad they have the prodigy voice now.
> Rachel and Lady the lovable lab
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> From: "Mark Tardif" <markspark at roadrunner.com>
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> I'll tell you, sometimes I have been known to get weird readings like
> that that are obviously wrong, and I'm sure it is because I don't have
> enough blood on the strip. If I get a reading of 20 or 30, for
> example, and my body doesn't seem to have symptoms of low glucose, I
> can guess I am probably not getting enough blood on the strip.
>
>
>
> Mark Tardif
> Nuclear arms will not hold you.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Veronica Elsea via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2015 4:53 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Cc: Veronica Elsea
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] newly diagnosed
>
> Oh man, that reminds me of one appointment I had with a new endo who
> kept asking me, after downloading my OneTouch meter, how I felt when
> my BG was at 19? It didn't matter how many times I told him I was
> never at 19 and it simply meant that I didn't have enough blood on the
> strip, he never ever believed me. It's ridiculous how much people
> believe technology over a human. And for the next trick, I keep
> hearing about the coming of a meter that looks at your eyes. Can't
> wait to see what that does for those of us with prosthetics. Onward!
> Veronica
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Mike Freeman via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2015 1:45 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Cc: Mike Freeman
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] newly diagnosed
>
> Veronica gives good advice.
>
> It is preferable to use your own meter. The only reason I suggested in
> a pinch to use Hubbies' is that I never upload readings by computer
> but keep my own written log. Fortunately, my insurance doesn't care.
> But I know more and more insurance plans seem to be insisting upon
uploaded readings.
> They're deceiving themselves, however, in that one can't generally
> delete bum readings from a meter so they don't go into averages. The
> only meter I ever encountered that allowed the user to delete
> individual readings was the SensoCardPlus that never got 510(k)
> approval in the U.s. Meter manufacturers are worried that if they
> allow editing of readings, users won't be "compliant", that is, users
> will delete unfavorable readings even if they're legitimate. From my
> way of thinking, if users do that, they're only hurting themselves.
> But we seem loath these days to allow users to make their own mistakes. Ah
well.
>
> Mike
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Veronica Elsea via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2015 1:30 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Cc: Veronica Elsea
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] newly diagnosed
>
> Rachel, the alternate sites require a very different approach. You use
> a different cap on the lancing device which is clear. After you stick
> the site, you have to have enough blood and hold the spot until the
> cap fills. I haven't known of any blind person who has successfully
> done alternate site testing. That doesn't mean someone hasn't
> outsmarted me for sure. <grin> The only time I used alternate site
> testing was with an old meter called the Softact. Man I loved that
> meter! The user just couldn't mess up. Boy was it loud though. What
> was really cool about it was that you could preload the strip and
> stabber in the meter and just take it with you. When it was time for a
> test, you'd press it against the hand or arm and turn it on. It would
> prick, create a vacuum and then suck the blood on the strip. When it
> had enough it would release the vacuum, beep and give you a result. It
> didn't talk, of course. I'd connect it to a computer and do a memory
> dump like I do with my FreeStyle Lite that I use now. But if I were
> traveling and in a restaurant with my hubby, man, it was just so easy
> to do quickly before getting out of the car or anywhere. I just loved
> that thing. Apparently it went away because people thought it was too
> big. But if it came out today, I'd snap it up in a heart beat to give
> my fingers a break. I know they say alternate site testing is not as
accurate as finger sticks but it beats no number at all.
> As for getting the blood on the strip, Eileen, that was a great
description.
> I am one of those who has to have my hands in warm water before I can
> do a stick. Then I stab the side of my finger, lie my hand down palm
> up. Touch the end of the strip to the pad of my finger and then slide
> towards the side where I've pricked. Just before reaching that part of
> my finger I turn the meter so that the part of the strip that schlurps
> up the blood is lightly touching my finger. I then slowly head for
> what I hope is the blood. For me, quite often there's nothing there the
first couple of tries.
> Sometimes I just move too soon. Sometimes I accidentally run into the
> blood as I am milking my finger or the drop falls off before I get there.
> So the most important thing to remember is that no matter what people
> say, this is not a perfect process for us. Just keep trying. Most of
> the time if I don't succeed in three tries, I just go on with my life.
> Once in awhile I struggle and struggle and then, well, the language
> isn't always pretty. And that's just how it is. <grin> And how
> ridiculous of the insurance company. My hubby has the same pre or
> borderline diagnosis and his insurance won't cover an A1C test. All my
> cynical mind goes to is wow, someone's making good money off of heart
> attacks and other complications! But Mike is right. Don't let the
> burocrats mess with your health. But I wouldn't advise sharing a meter
> with your hubby. My endo downloads my meter at each appointment and
> you might improve his numbers? <laughing!> Good luck and fire away
> here any ol' time.
> Veronica
>
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> To learn more, visit:
> http://www.laurelcreekmusic.com
> Veronica Elsea, Owner
> Laurel Creek Music Designs
> Santa Cruz, California
> Phone: 831-429-6407
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Rachel Krieg via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2015 12:25 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Cc: Rachel Krieg
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] newly diagnosed
>
> I know with the Prodigy, some other alternative sites are available.
> What do you think of those? My husband's endocrinologist says the
> fingers are most reliable.
> Rachel and Lady the lovable lab
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> Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 18:05:20 -0400
> From: "Mark Tardif" <markspark at roadrunner.com>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] newly diagnosed
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> Grrr for sure, although so far I've had none of those insurance type
> problems, knock on wood.
>
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eileen Scrivani via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2015 8:26 PM
> To: S L Johnson ; Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Cc: Eileen Scrivani
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] newly diagnosed
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>
> Yes, when the Medicare rules changed a short while back, this became a
> big problem for me. If I get a lot of ?To Low?? or ?No Sufficient Blood?
> errors, I know there?s not enough blood that got into the strip. Or,
> if I get a ridiculously low number like 30 or 45 and I don?t feel like
> anything is going on with my BG, I?ll run a second or third test until
> I?m satisfied with what it tells me. Weird low numbers can also be a
> result of not enough during a test. If I feel fine, I believe the
> higher number that gets returned. At the point you get one of these
> error messages the strip is shot because its sucked up the sample into
> the strip and cannot be used a second time.
>
> To prevent running out of strips and allow for these mistakes which
> I?m pretty sure most all of us who are blind get, have your doctor
> write a script for more times per day of testing. In my log, I write
> down every number the meter throws back at me to account for the
> number of times I?ve tested over the course of the day. Its how this
> stupid, annoying game has to be played with the insurance companies and
Medicare <Grrr>.
>
> Eileen
>
> From: S L Johnson via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Friday, August 7, 2015 7:21 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Cc: S L Johnson
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] newly diagnosed
>
> Hello,
>
> I've been dealing with the testing problems for over a year now. I
> never stick my Braille reading finger. I got too frustrated with the
> lancing device because it didn't seem to go deep enough to get any
> blood. I gave up and just prick my finger with the lancet by itself.
> I find testing very frustrating at times. Sometimes the Prodigy tells
> me the sample is too small and to test again with a new strip. Well,
> can't they make it so you will get a warning but without you having to
> use another strip? I've often gone without testing for a few days when I
ran out of strips too soon.
> Ocasionally my meter says low instead of giving me a number. Sometimes
> this happens two or more times before I get a real reading and This
> also uses up too many strips. Have any of you had this happen? Also,
> if they are going to make products for the blind, then they need to
> put model and serial numbers in Braille. I had problems getting help
> from Prodigy customer service when I wasn't able to tell them my
> serial number. Another problem I have is with the coding solution.
> You have to match the number on the bottle to know if your meter is
correct and we can't read that number.
> With so many blind diabetics using the Prodigy, isn't there anything
> we can do to convince them to make their software accessible?
> Finally, I am so frustrated with Prodigy, what other meters are
> accessible to someone who is totally blind?
>
> Sandra
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2015 4:52 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
> Cc: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] newly diagnosed
>
> I use the Prodgiy Voice as well. I write my readings down in an Excel
> spreadsheet though.
>
> Bridgit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Rachel Krieg via Diabetes-talk
> Sent: Friday, August 07, 2015 3:39 PM
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Rachel Krieg <rkrieg7583 at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] newly diagnosed
>
> He uses the prodigy voice, and we can't, for the life of us, figure
> out how to download his results. When he was using the solo, the
> software was inaccessible. His doctor has no clue as to how to
> download his results from either the solo or the prodigy.
>
> Do you guys remember the acucheck with the separate box that read the
> level with speech? That's what he first started using after he lost his
eyesight.
>
> I'm so glad they have the prodigy voice now.
> Rachel and Lady the lovable lab
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