[Diabetes-talk] Getting Enough Blood in the Testing Strips

[J Steele-Louchart]

Mike,

I've read the articles, thank you. I've read everything I could find
on the subject. There wasn't much. Smearing the blood rather than
letting it bead is one of my main problems. I also have a hard time
bleeding, no matter how well hydrated I am. I never know if there's
enough blood already formed to be able to test.

I've had sighted people watch me, medical staff and non-medical staff.
Nobody can see what the problem is. The test strips simply don't
accept as much blood if they touch the finger being tested.

I don't know the name of the test strips, but the meter Is from Advocate.

I really appreciate you folks brainstorming this with me. I apologize
for being inexperienced.

J

On 7/13/16, Lester Cameron via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> yes I agrede that I have never herd of that
> this is what I do
> I hold my left hand on a 45 and I put the meter in my rite hand and put the
>
> strip  between my fingers the two next to your tthomb
> that helps keeps the strip from bending
> I put the strip about a quarter  lower and sly it up slow
> afther you pick your finger do you  squeze your finger that helps me to get
>
> the blood out
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Tardif via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 10:34 AM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Cc: Mark Tardif
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Getting Enough Blood in the Testing Strips
>
> What kind of meter and strips do you use?  I've never heard of a strip
> closing when you touch it to your finger.
>
>
>
> Mark Tardif
> Nuclear arms will not hold you.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: J Steele-Louchart via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 12:32 AM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: J Steele-Louchart
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Getting Enough Blood in the Testing Strips
>
> Good morning, all,
>
> What techniques do you use to get enough blood into a test strip? I
> can't touch the strip to my finger because the strip will close, not
> allowing enough blood in, but if I don't touch the strip to my finger,
> I can't seem to get it close enough to absorb the blood. That, and
> maybe my aim is off in the first place. Thoughts?
>
> Thank you,
> J
>
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J Steele-Louchart

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