<div dir="ltr">Hello, I am a retired RN and I have found over the years that soaking the hand that you are going to use for the finger stick can help get a larger drop for your sample. It is worth a try, if you haven't already done so.<div>Good luck,</div><div>Fran</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Feb 27, 2026 at 11:07\u202fPM Paul Lewis via NFBF-L <<a href="mailto:nfbf-l@nfbnet.org">nfbf-l@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">Here\u2019s some thoughts for you to consider:<div>I would expect the medical professionals to meet much better at this than you or myself and of course it\u2019s different when you are getting samples from somebody not yourself.</div><div>If you have not taken any diabetic education classes, I might suggest you give those a try, and if the prodigy machines are not working for you, there are a number of other models out on the market as well that you could look at.</div><div>You could reach out to your endocrinologist for the position, responsible for your diabetic care and explaining the situation and how you would prefer using a CGM. He might be able to write a letter explaining that isn\u2019t medical necessity for you to use a.CHM. In order that you are able to control your diabetes with your best possible of counts and care. I think he bet you will also find that these devices are being made available to type two diabetics, whether they are or not.. hope this has had some value for you<br id="m_-2463750241170078319lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhon<div id="m_-2463750241170078319AppleMailSignature" dir="ltr">e</div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Feb 27, 2026, at 6:55\u202fPM, Mark Tardif via NFBF-L <<a href="mailto:nfbf-l@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">nfbf-l@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff
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<div>Greetings, </div>
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<div>I have Type 2 Diabetes. I am trying once again to use the Prodigy
Voice glucometer and not being terribly successful. I usually do not get
enough blood on the test strip to get a good reading. I would love to
learn how to use one of these continuous glucose monitors, but because I don\u2019t
take insulin, insurance said \u201cno.\u201d I was in the hospital recently, (for
something not related to my diabetes), but the nurses tested my blood sugar 4
times a day and never seemed to have a problem getting enough blood. That
leads me to believe that either I\u2019m doing something wrong or my meter is just
not very good. I will thank you in advance for any assistance with this
matter. Thank you all. </div>
<div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Mark Tardif
<br>Nuclear arms will not hold you. </div></div></div>
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