[Diabetes-Talk] what am I doing wrong?

[Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter]

Plenty of totally blind people test their blood sugars with success every
day. Even sighted people can struggle in the beginning with testing; nurse
educators don't just see blind patients, grin. Sight can make it more
convenient in the beginning, but I don't think it's necessarily a sight vs.
blindness thing. Some of us don't have many problems testing nonvisually,
and some of us need more practice and patience. But it's the same for
sighted diabetics; I speak with experience here, grin. So, it's very much an
individual situation here and not always specific to how much or little we
see.

Amber, I'm sorry it's so frustrating right now. Perhaps using the highest
setting on the lancer is giving too much blood? Just keep practicing and try
as many methods you can think of. When you go to the endo office, they wipe
the finger after poking then squeeze again to try to avoid smearing, so,
maybe try that.

Bridgit

-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jude
DaShiell via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Tuesday, January 1, 2019 9:19 AM
To: Amber Wallenstein via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at panix.com>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] what am I doing wrong?

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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