[Diabetes-Talk] what am I doing wrong?

[Jude DaShiell]

My guess is you smeared the strip.  The blood needs to drip through the
air onto the strip in order for you not to smear the strip.  This is why
Medicare doesn't recommend totally blind people do their independent
blood sugar testing.  Much easier for those with sight to do this.

On Tue, 1 Jan 2019, Amber Wallenstein via Diabetes-Talk wrote:

> Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2019 09:54:30
> From: Amber Wallenstein via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Amber Wallenstein <amber.wallens at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] what am I doing wrong?
>
> I got my meter on Sunday. Sunday and yesterday I did OK with it.  Today, however, no matter what I do it says my blood sample is not enough.  It beeps like it?s going to test, and does it really quickly like I got enough of a sample on the strip but no matter what it won?t do a reading.  I know there is plenty of blood because I can feel it on my skin.
> Is something defective or am I doing something wrong?  Like I said I did fine yesterday.
> I am finding the meter super frustrating to be honest.  But I want to be able to use it successfully when needed.
> Amber
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