[Diabetes-Talk] Getting Blood On The Strip And Also Using Libre 2

[Les Fitzpatrick]

You are welcome. I did check my sugar with sighted help with expired test
strips and with one that was not expired and the readings were definitely
different.

Les fitzpatrickPiano Technician
Ham call K5FPT

-----Original Message-----
From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jessica
Diaz via Diabetes-Talk
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2021 11:30 AM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Jessica Diaz <searsdiaz at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] Getting Blood On The Strip And Also Using Libre
2

Hello,
Good to know. I think the date was 2023 when I asked a friend but now you
have me wondering. I will check that. Yeah the Dexcom is way out of my price
range.
Jessica

On 11/19/21, Les Fitzpatrick via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> Hello Jessica, I started using Dexcom because I really had a hard time 
> not smearing the blood so I would get an error. I'm not sure if you 
> are aware that tests strips have an expiration date which you aren't 
> supposed to use them after that date.
>
> Les fitzpatrickPiano Technician
> Ham call K5FPT
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of 
> Jessica Diaz via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2021 9:43 AM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Jessica Diaz <searsdiaz at gmail.com>
> Subject: [Diabetes-Talk] Getting Blood On The Strip And Also Using 
> Libre 2
>
> Hello,
>
> First, thanks for all the support I got last week. I got a meter, 
> strips, lances, and all that stuff. I actually got the meter from a 
> friend brand new that talks that they never used by FORA and my store 
> helped me pick out the one-touch Delica lancet and lances. I finally 
> after so many trials got blood coming from my finger after figuring 
> out what setting but I can not for the life of me get it on the strip.
> I try and try but I either put it to far up the strip or kind of smear 
> it on. So many of my friends just use the Libre 2. Am I wrong if I 
> just try that instead? Do others have a hard time with the pricking 
> and find that works better? My insurance will not pay for it because I 
> am not on Insolin yet but I think I can swing the sensors myself each 
> month now that I am not drinking anymore on my new medicine haha.
> Probably an amazing thing and a positive one for me I am sure. How 
> many here use the Libre and is it complicated to get going yourself? I 
> finally started tracking all my food and I am a week in on my 
> medicine. No real side effects except I go a lot ha. My DR. said that 
> could be one of the only bad things so we will see. You guys are 
> awesome and very supportive.
> Jessica Diaz
>
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