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

Wed Jul 13 20:39:30 UTC 2016

Jay, obviously I can't speak to what you are or are not doing. I too am one
of those who has trouble bleeding enough. Lately I've gotten braver about
how I milk my finger. I start way high and work my way milking the finger
down very close to where I've pricked my finger. The closer I get, the
harder I milk or squeeze, although that's probably not exactly the right
word. I found that my success rate has gone up a lot. The risk is that I
totally mess up because my milking hand runs right over the drop. Oops! But
doing the hot water and everything else, once I added this, it really did
help. But you can lightly touch those strips to your finger. I guarantee you
sighted people do. <grin> 
But ultimately I just make sure my prescription is for slightly more strips
than I really need each month because I do go through them with goof ups.
Hope this helps.
Veronica

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Tom Ley via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 12:05 PM
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Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Getting Enough Blood in the Testing Strips

J, 

Personally, I flip the meter upside-down when I'm moving the strip to my
finger. The tiny slot on the end of the strip where the blood enters is
actually notched out of the top layer of the strip. So, when I flip the
meter over, the top of the strip where the notch is cut out touches where
the blood is. 

Keep trying. 

Tom

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From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of J
Steele-Louchart via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Wednesday, July 13, 2016 2:48 PM
To: Lester Cameron <underdogmj at comcast.net>; Diabetes Talk for the Blind
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Cc: J Steele-Louchart <jsteelelouchart at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Getting Enough Blood in the Testing Strips

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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