[Diabetes-Talk] trying a new meter

[Veronica Elsea]

Good for you. When you do a finger stick with this meter, is there a way to
read the number immediately? What do you have to do to hear your reading?
And here's the other big meter question I have. Most meters beep as soon as
any blood hits the strip. This means that the testing process starts,
assuming that there will ultimately be enough blood there to complete the
test. One of the reasons I like the FreeStyle meters is because they don't
beep until they have the full amount of blood required, which is half of
what the Prodigy needs. This means that if we hear a beep, we know it's a
good test. So this is the first question I ask about any new BG meter. What
does that beep mean?
Second, good for you for getting to the appointment and for having good
control. I know I'll be very interested in hearing about your adventures.
Thanks.
Veronica


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-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Doula Jarboe via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2019 3:41 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Cc: Doula Jarboe
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] trying a new meter

 Not sure if it quite got hijacked. We just meandered a little. So
here's what I know so far. The accucheck guide does still use strips.
But, you can use the entire strip. Meaning that there isn't one
specific point on the strip you have to touch to get the sample
analyzed. So it sounds like it should be easier. We did one test while
I was there. It gave me a reading of 157, and my Dexcom was 152, so
pretty good. It beeps when it has the blood, which with my hearing
loss, I'm not sure how it will work. It looks like it has a diary for
saving entries and dealing with meals, and probably a lot of things I
won't really need. We also went over my sugars from my Dexcom for the
past 2 weeks, and my educater said my sugar looks really well
controled. And I'm very proud of myself, because with my guide dog, I
got to my appointment all by myself. My husband dropped me off at the
entrance of the hospital and went on to his own appointment at a
different hospital. So a big yay! for Domino and me. Now that I have
the accucheck guide home, I'm hoping I'll be able to use it on my own.
Doula

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