Guest guest Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 Way to go! Counting those carbs pays off! smearing test strips > Hi All, > > Can anyone give me an idea as how not to smear the test strips when > checking my levels. Sometimes I get the word control next to my results > and Tim looked it up in the book and it said " smeared " . I'm using my > finger as a guide to find the whole and then laying the finger poked on top > of it. > > Oh and I had a 4 hour after meal check of 92 and a premeal check of > 91. > > Lynda > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 linda if you can maybe ykou can kluse the soft touch strips that takes the blood in on the side of the strip that is the kind I use amedalso youo ldo not meed as much blood just a suggestion friends wayne smearing test strips Hi All, Can anyone give me an idea as how not to smear the test strips when checking my levels. Sometimes I get the word control next to my results and Tim looked it up in the book and it said " smeared " . I'm using my finger as a guide to find the whole and then laying the finger poked on top of it. Oh and I had a 4 hour after meal check of 92 and a premeal check of 91. Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 2, 2004 Report Share Posted June 2, 2004 *big smile* Lynda is regulated folks in only 2 days! 8 units of lantus at 8 PM and 2 units of H per 15 grams at any meal. Her sugars now run 80 to 120 all the time *big smile*. And her docs said she would be a brittle diabetic her whole life! I am not familiar with the basic meter that you have from life scan but if any others are / use a basic from life scan maybe you can give her some tips. One thing you might need to do is get a drop of blood on it rather than a smudge/smear of it. I.E put a nice drop of blood on it. Life scan has new strips out for the basic and profile meters that require half the blood of the original strips so if you have the new kind of strips for it, it should require much less blood. If you do not, call life scan at their 800 number and ask them about the new strips that require less blood. Keep on keeping on Lynda! Your finally regulated! Regards, smearing test strips Hi All, Can anyone give me an idea as how not to smear the test strips when checking my levels. Sometimes I get the word control next to my results and Tim looked it up in the book and it said " smeared " . I'm using my finger as a guide to find the whole and then laying the finger poked on top of it. Oh and I had a 4 hour after meal check of 92 and a premeal check of 91. Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 Hoooooooray!!! (gigantic smile) Great job! It does work! Cy the Ancient One... Re: smearing test strips *big smile* Lynda is regulated folks in only 2 days! 8 units of lantus at 8 PM and 2 units of H per 15 grams at any meal. Her sugars now run 80 to 120 all the time *big smile*. And her docs said she would be a brittle diabetic her whole life! I am not familiar with the basic meter that you have from life scan but if any others are / use a basic from life scan maybe you can give her some tips. One thing you might need to do is get a drop of blood on it rather than a smudge/smear of it. I.E put a nice drop of blood on it. Life scan has new strips out for the basic and profile meters that require half the blood of the original strips so if you have the new kind of strips for it, it should require much less blood. If you do not, call life scan at their 800 number and ask them about the new strips that require less blood. Keep on keeping on Lynda! Your finally regulated! Regards, smearing test strips Hi All, Can anyone give me an idea as how not to smear the test strips when checking my levels. Sometimes I get the word control next to my results and Tim looked it up in the book and it said " smeared " . I'm using my finger as a guide to find the whole and then laying the finger poked on top of it. Oh and I had a 4 hour after meal check of 92 and a premeal check of 91. Lynda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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