[Diabetes-Talk] newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic

[Jude DaShiell]

Hi Louise,

The kits that do the poking have two different kinds of tips.  The one
with the narrow hole is for fingers and the one with the wider hole from
what I've been told is for the underside fatty part of your forearm.
See if the one that diagnosed you can show you how to do the poking from
the under side of your forearm.  Lots more real estate there.  If you
read braille, use of the forearms won't endanger your reading ability.
When I have finger pokes done my index fingers are off limits for that
reason.

On Thu, 30 Apr 2020, Jamie Gurganus via Diabetes-Talk wrote:

> Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 10:42:54
> From: Jamie Gurganus via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind' <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: jamielgurganus at gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic
>
> Hi Louise!  Unfortunately, this is a common issue with those who test so
> often.  I tried everything, but I still had them until I switched to the
> Dexcom G6 that doesn't require so many tests.  They recommend using the side
> of your finger instead of the middle and alternate which finger gets poked.
> I always had my favorite bleeders though, since the callouses do make it
> harder to get a good sample.  I used a nail file to file down the callouses
> too along with  good hand lotion.  I even asked my dermatologist for ideas,
> but he didn't have any.  I did start using a wax machine that seemed to help
> more than anything else.  I'm sure others will respond soon with other
> ideas.
>
> 				Jamie
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Louise
> Peyton via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Thursday, April 30, 2020 9:31 AM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Louise Peyton <lp2473 at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic
>
> Hello:
> I was diagnosed as non-insulin dependent type 2 a few months ago.  Since I
> don't use insulin, I'm required to test my blood sugar with finger pricks
> daily.  I've discovered that my fingertips are developing small calluses
> which makes it more difficult to get blood out of my fingers on to the test
> strip.  Any ideas of how to remedy this problem?  Thanks in advance.
> _______________________________________________
> Diabetes-Talk mailing list
> Diabetes-Talk at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> Diabetes-Talk:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org/jamielgurganus%40
> gmail.com
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Diabetes-Talk mailing list
> Diabetes-Talk at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for Diabetes-Talk:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/diabetes-talk_nfbnet.org/jdashiel%40panix.com
>

--