[Diabetes-talk] Solo meter??

[COLLEEN ROTH]

Hi Cheryl,
I have even tried to do this with the meter. I must really not be getting much blood.
Of course it is hard for me to get blood for anything.
I think your description was very helpful.
Colleen Roth



----- Original Message -----
From: Mike Freeman <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Bl'" diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
Date: Saturday, August 31, 2013 4:47 pm
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Solo meter??

>
>
> Cheryl:
> 
> Thanks much for great advice. This is how I get blood with either the Solo,
> Solus or Prodigy. The problem we blind people have to avoid is smearing of
> the blood. And you're technique is almost foolproof.
> 
> Again, Thanks.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> cheryl echevarria
> Sent: Saturday, August 31, 2013 10:23 AM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Solo meter??
> 
>  I use Solo Meter with no problem, Greg Santulli of ADS, we see each other a
> few times a year. Showed me how to take better tests. He said that after
> lancing your finger, instead of trying to find the blood with the strip. 
> First make sure the strip is in the meter, than lance you finger, while
> holding the meter in one hand hold the meter with the strip upside down
> meaning, hold the meter with the strip out the bottom facing down. Sorry I
> am bad at describing things.
> and then touch the strip to the blood this will take some practice, but the
> strip will suck in the blood that way, instead of it side ways.
> Also a way of finding the blood again it will take practice, the blood will
> be warm.
> Dah moments here. Again, trying to explain what I am doing.
> It has helped a lot getting more blood as well with smaller drops then
> trying to pinch my fingers harder.
> If you need more of an explanation, let me know. 
> Since he showed me how to do it, it is much better.
> I like the solo meter much better than the prodigy, but some places it isn't
> on there formulary to get the strips with Medicare.
> 
> 
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> > From: Blindhands at aol.com
> > Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2013 13:00:13 com0400
> > To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> > Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Solo meter??
> > 
> > Are folks having troubles similar to the Prodigy meter  with the  Solo 
> > meter??  I have had these problems and if I feel things are not where  I
> think 
> > they should be I test over with blood from a different finger and/or
> hand.  
> > I did not think of calling Prodigy.
> >  
> > If you get the strips from where ever you get them, should you contact  
> > Prodigy or the place you bought the strips from?
> >  
> > Usually, I am not saying this has happen with Prodigy, but they send you  
> > back to where you purchased it.  As in this letter, they replaced the
> meter, 
> > but they did not replace the strips.  So they have you running back  and 
> > forth and all you want is to know what your test results are  correctly.
> >  
> > Joyce  Kane
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