[Diabetes-talk] Thanks, and follow up to Glucose testing, and that elusive drop of blood

Tue Feb 9 12:34:27 UTC 2016

Hi Joy and others,

Following advice here, I started running hot water over the finger to be
tested,and doing 2 or 3 pricks on the crease before picking up the meter,
and things are very much improved.

I would not have thought of pricking on the crease of the finger, but now
you suggested it, it makes sense.   I'm guessing that the drop of blood can
only escape left or right along the crease, so my chances of catching it are
much higher.

I know I'm going on a bit about such a,  "simple"? thing, but I was so
frustrated before. 

I've done 5 tests since receiving your advice, and used only 7 test strips,
a huge improvement on before.

Thank you all for your advice, and I'll be keeping these posts, in case I
start messing up this method. Smile. 

Warm regards from sunny Australia,
Paul. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Joy Stigile via Diabetes-talk
Sent: Monday, 8 February 2016 7:23 PM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
Cc: Joy Stigile
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Glucose testing, and that elusive drop of blood

Hi Paul,

I had that same problem before.  So, I started pricking my finger only along
the crease.  I use it as a guide.  I also decide before if I am going to use
the left, center or right side along the crease.  
I have also found that if I slant the meter and strip at a slight angle the
blood gets absorbed easier in to the layers at the strip's  edge.

Good luck and good pricking!

Warmly, Joy from California

-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Paul Magill via Diabetes-talk
Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2016 11:10 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Paul Magill <magills at bigpond.com>
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Glucose testing, and that elusive drop of blood

Hi All,

Long time lurker seeking some assistance.

I had  been going ok with doing my blood tests, but beginning 2 nights ago I
have found it extremely frustrating!  

I came down to pricking my finger 3 or 4 times before trying to get a
measurement, and wasting more than that number of strips with error
messages, before getting a reading.

Today my daughter called by, and explained that I am getting enough blood
out, but that it is moving away from the puncture site before I get the test
strip to it, and that I am not so good at getting the strip to the puncture
site either, but the main issue is the blood drop going for a wander.

I am wondering whether over there, there might be some sort of little
plastic ring like mini dam I could put over / around the puncture site to
stop the blood drop moving away.   Then I could move the test strip along my
skin till it reached the little dam wall, then up and over into the blood.

Am I just dreaming?

Is there another way?

Any help will be much appreciated.

Thank you,

Paul from Australia

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