[Diabetes-Talk] Newly diagnosed with blood sugar testing concerns

[Jude DaShiell]

lancet kits come with two tips that can be used.  The one with the
narrow hole is for finger sticks.  The one with the wider hole is for
arm sticks.  If doing an arm stick, make sure you are no the bottom side
of the arm in a fatty area.  If finger sticks don't work, maybe an arm
stick will work.  You may actually get enough blood out for a reading
quickly but have a bandaid ready to close things up.

On Mon, 31 Dec 2018, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk wrote:

> Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2018 23:23:27
> From: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter <bkpollpeter at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Newly diagnosed with blood sugar testing concerns
>
> Amber,
>
> Glad things are looking up. Wish you the best, and don't ever hesitate to reach out to this list if you have more questions or concerns.
>
> Happy New Year all!
>
> Bridgit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Amber Wallenstein via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2018 9:15 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Amber Wallenstein <amber.wallens at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Newly diagnosed with blood sugar testing concerns
>
> Thanks so much for everyone?s help.  I received the talking meter yesterday.  With some trial and error, mainly my fingers not producing enough blood, I?m slowly getting there.  I had to crank the needle force all the way to the highest setting though.  Maybe reading braille has toughened my fingers? Not sure.
> I?m also waiting for my Libre system to come into the pharmacy.
> Again, thanks all!
> Amber
>
> > On Dec 30, 2018, at 2:27 AM, Jude DaShiell via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > Massage the hand and fingers a few seconds before testing and make
> > sure you drank some water before testing.  That may help with
> > production.  If fingers are cold, capillaries are not going to be willing to donate.
> > Another possibility may be to wear warm mittens for a while beforre
> > testing since these will warm the hands and mittens work better than
> > gloves since fingers are together and warm each other.
> >
> >
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