[Diabetes-Talk] Accurate, accessible glucose meters?

[Alan Wheeler]

I spoke to my doctor last week and he adjusted my metformin from 1000 MG a day to 2000. Back in June my a1c was 9. I have an appointment next month. I will contact him about adjusting that. As for the machine, I have had it for about 5 to 6 years. It is a Prodigy Voice, a detail I neglected to mention.



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> On Oct 6, 2020, at 9:14 AM, Milton via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I suggest you contact your doctor about your blood glucose reading and
> especially if it your readings are consistent with those numbers you
> mentioned in your message.
> 
> Also, when was the last time you saw the doctor and what was your A1C
> reading?
> 
> Just going by the numbers here on this list one cannot tell if it is a meter
> problem.
> 
> Also, When was the last time you got a new meter or how long have you had
> this meter you used to test?
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Alan
> Wheeler via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, October 6, 2020 11:07 AM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Alan Wheeler <blindsticks at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Accurate, accessible glucose meters?
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
> This is going to be a bit long, I apologize. I am starting to think I need a
> new glucometer. It's either that or the prodigy strips I ordered on Amazon
> have expired already or are defective. I have been properly takinng
> medication, eating the best I can and exercising. Here's the situation:
> 
> Last night, I tested my sugar at 10 PM, a good 3 hours after I ate, and I
> had walked to the store two hours prior to testing, and my sugar was at 215.
> I didn't eat after testing and went to bed.
> 
> I tested at 6 AM this morning and it was 223. I ate one blueberry muffin,
> then a half hour later went out for a 30 to 40 minute walk 30 minutes after
> eating. A half hour after the walk I tested again, and it was up to 285.
> Shouldn't it have been trending down, however slightly. One thing, I haven't
> taken my morning dosage (1000 MG of Metformin) yet.
> 
> Should I change meters and if so, what is a good, accurate meter that is
> fully accessible, at least as much as possible to a totally blind person?
> 
> 
> 
> "If you want to practice anything, practice knowing you can do whatever you
> set your complete mind to." Victor Wooten "The Music Lesson"
> 
> My blog: http://doingitdeeper.blogspot.com/
> 
> Sent from my iPad
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