RE: blood sugar tests

[Guest guest]

I am lucky in that my wife is sighted and she does all of my fingersticks as

well as reading the results on the glucose monitor. She also had a year of

nursing training before she quit school and became a medical secretary. I

am unlucky in that I am totally dependent on her to perform this function

for me. Without her I would have to learn how to do glucose monitoring just

like all of the other blind folks out there.

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> How did you folks learn how to take your blood sugar.

> Was someone able to show you,

> or did you do it by trial and trial.

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> Thanks,

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> --Dar

> --Every Saint has a Past,

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> Every Sinner has a Future

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[Guest guest]

I hope your doctor or nurse has told you the most important glucose test to

take. I would bet money that they have not told you the most important

glucose monitor reading to know. So I will tell you, and you can inform

your doctor or nurse that I said so, if you like. The most important

glucose monitor reading is the two hour post prandial reading. This means

two hours after you have eaten. If the test results is 120 or less you are

good to go. If it is more than 120 you have eaten too many carbs, not taken

the proper dose of medications, not exercised properly or you may have an

injury or an infection or a combination of the above. A normal range for a

two hour post prandial glucose reading should range between 70 and 120. If

it is under 70, you will be suffering with a low glucose level and you

probably need to take at least one or more glucose tablets depending on how

low the reading is in order to bring you back to the normal range. Really,

it is just that simple. While this is a simple fact, mastering the how to

do it takes lots of trial and error and effort, which is not so simple.

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> How did you folks learn how to take your blood sugar.

> Was someone able to show you,

> or did you do it by trial and trial.

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> Thanks,

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> --Dar

> --Every Saint has a Past,

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> Every Sinner has a Future

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[Guest guest]

Oh I am so glad you can have this done because you can use more of the

modern machines.

That is grate.

--Dar

--Every Saint has a Past,

Every Sinner has a Future

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>> How did you folks learn how to take your blood sugar.

>> Was someone able to show you,

>> or did you do it by trial and trial.

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>> Thanks,

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>> --Dar

>> --Every Saint has a Past,

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>> Every Sinner has a Future

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[Guest guest]

Why do you have to wait two hours before eating?

If you are working how do you get your meal in like one should unless you

get up way early.

Being at home is one thing, but I am wishing to look for a job.

Thanks,

--Dar

--Every Saint has a Past,

Every Sinner has a Future

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>> How did you folks learn how to take your blood sugar.

>> Was someone able to show you,

>> or did you do it by trial and trial.

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>> Thanks,

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>> --Dar

>> --Every Saint has a Past,

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>> Every Sinner has a Future

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[Guest guest]

Yes, I use the One Touch Ultra, which gives a glucose level reading in

around 5 seconds.

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>>> How did you folks learn how to take your blood sugar.

>>> Was someone able to show you,

>>> or did you do it by trial and trial.

>>>

>>> Thanks,

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>>>

>>> --Dar

>>> --Every Saint has a Past,

>>>

>>> Every Sinner has a Future

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[Guest guest]

Yes, I use the One Touch Ultra, which gives a glucose level reading in

around 5 seconds.

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>>>

>>> How did you folks learn how to take your blood sugar.

>>> Was someone able to show you,

>>> or did you do it by trial and trial.

>>>

>>> Thanks,

>>>

>>>

>>> --Dar

>>> --Every Saint has a Past,

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>>> Every Sinner has a Future

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[Guest guest]

Yes, I use the One Touch Ultra, which gives a glucose level reading in

around 5 seconds.

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>>>

>>> How did you folks learn how to take your blood sugar.

>>> Was someone able to show you,

>>> or did you do it by trial and trial.

>>>

>>> Thanks,

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>>>

>>> --Dar

>>> --Every Saint has a Past,

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>>> Every Sinner has a Future

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[Guest guest]

I learned by trial and error-and listening to the tapes that come with the

talking glucose meter. It does take practice however. What brand talking

glucose meter are you getting?

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How did you folks learn how to take your blood sugar.

Was someone able to show you,

or did you do it by trial and trial.

Thanks,

--Dar

--Every Saint has a Past,

Every Sinner has a Future

[Guest guest]

Oh gosh I would have to look it up again.

It is like all of you have though.

But what I am concerned about is this,

since I don't have one to take my sugars and they want me to start taking

the sugar pill I want to make sure I know what on earth is happening.

We were told today it is six hundred dollars and will fill out paper work

next week to see if we can get this with help.

But they want to look at income and on and on and on.

I know it will take more than two weeks to get things off the ground.

Then the rest that goes with kit costs seventy five dollars a month.

Good grief.

I know I am worth all of this to keep living,

but it is unreal.

--Dar

--Every Saint has a Past,

Every Sinner has a Future

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> How did you folks learn how to take your blood sugar.

> Was someone able to show you,

> or did you do it by trial and trial.

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> Thanks,

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> --Dar

> --Every Saint has a Past,

>

> Every Sinner has a Future

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[Guest guest]

I would suggest you read the post once more. You can eat any time you like.

You wait two hours after you have eaten to perform the glucose monitor test.

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>>> How did you folks learn how to take your blood sugar.

>>> Was someone able to show you,

>>> or did you do it by trial and trial.

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>>> Thanks,

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>>>

>>> --Dar

>>> --Every Saint has a Past,

>>>

>>> Every Sinner has a Future

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[Guest guest]

Montana,

The reading should be taken two hours after you eat...

Dad...

Re: blood sugar tests

Why do you have to wait two hours before eating?

If you are working how do you get your meal in like one should unless

you

get up way early.

Being at home is one thing, but I am wishing to look for a job. Thanks,

--Dar

--Every Saint has a Past,

Every Sinner has a Future

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>> How did you folks learn how to take your blood sugar.

>> Was someone able to show you,

>> or did you do it by trial and trial.

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>> Thanks,

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>> --Dar

>> --Every Saint has a Past,

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>> Every Sinner has a Future

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[Guest guest]

You can get the same machine for $495 at SAMS club

Victor

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[Guest guest]

Hi Victor,

What machine are you talking about?

Cy, the Ancient Okie...

Re: blood sugar tests

You can get the same machine for $495 at SAMS club

Victor

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> > --Every Saint has a Past,

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[Guest guest]

You know it is recommended for people in general to walk 10,000 steps a day

to stay healthy. The pedometer is a device you ware and it calculates the

steps you take throughout the day. I don't have one myself but it can be

very useful.

Victor

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> > > --Dar

> > > --Every Saint has a Past,

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[Guest guest]

Victor,

I thought you were speaking of a talking glucometer. Surly the talking

pedometer is not $500?

Cy, the Ancient Okie...

Re: blood sugar tests

You know it is recommended for people in general to walk 10,000 steps a

day to stay healthy. The pedometer is a device you ware and it

calculates the steps you take throughout the day. I don't have one

myself but it can be very useful.

Victor

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> > > How did you folks learn how to take your blood sugar.

> > > Was someone able to show you,

> > > or did you do it by trial and trial.

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> > > Thanks,

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> > > --Dar

> > > --Every Saint has a Past,

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[Guest guest]

Oh no, it is $29.95

Victor

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> > > > Was someone able to show you,

> > > > or did you do it by trial and trial.

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> > > > Thanks,

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> > > > --Dar

> > > > --Every Saint has a Past,

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[Guest guest]

So if you are on a job you stop the job and do this?

How does the bosses handle it?

--Dar

--Every Saint has a Past,

Every Sinner has a Future

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>>> How did you folks learn how to take your blood sugar.

>>> Was someone able to show you,

>>> or did you do it by trial and trial.

>>>

>>> Thanks,

>>>

>>>

>>> --Dar

>>> --Every Saint has a Past,

>>>

>>> Every Sinner has a Future

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[Guest guest]

Is it verbal,

if not then I don't have sighted persons coming in to help.

Is this also at Kasko?

From Albertsons it is six hundred dollars if not higher.

Then paying for the strips and such.

--Dar

--Every Saint has a Past,

Every Sinner has a Future

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>> > --Every Saint has a Past,

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[Guest guest]

Oh I bet I do that if not more in the house alone just going up and down the

stairs.

--Dar

--Every Saint has a Past,

Every Sinner has a Future

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[Guest guest]

Montana,

After you get used to taking your blood sample it is not all that big a

deal to do. It would only take you about two or so minutes to get the

sample and have the meter tell you the results.

Crystal just steps into the ladies room and goes " whack " and it is done.

The secret is getting used to doing it.

It is a real pain to do at first but, with time, it does get easier.

Dad...

Re: blood sugar tests

So if you are on a job you stop the job and do this?

How does the bosses handle it?

--Dar

--Every Saint has a Past,

Every Sinner has a Future

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>>> How did you folks learn how to take your blood sugar.

>>> Was someone able to show you,

>>> or did you do it by trial and trial.

>>>

>>> Thanks,

>>>

>>>

>>> --Dar

>>> --Every Saint has a Past,

>>>

>>> Every Sinner has a Future

>>>

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[Guest guest]

Victor,

I think my question is:

Does Sams Club carry the talking glucometer?

From your post the cost is $499 or so and I presumed that it was the

meter you were speaking of.

Now, much earlier there was a thread on exercycles and such.

Cy, the Ancient Okie...

Re: blood sugar tests

Oh no, it is $29.95

Victor

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> > > > someone able to show you, or did you do it by trial and trial.

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> > > > --Dar

> > > > --Every Saint has a Past,

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> > > > Every Sinner has a Future

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[Guest guest]

Is her machine as large as the ones we have to get?

Just thought I would ask.

--Dar

--Every Saint has a Past,

Every Sinner has a Future

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>>>> How did you folks learn how to take your blood sugar.

>>>> Was someone able to show you,

>>>> or did you do it by trial and trial.

>>>>

>>>> Thanks,

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> --Dar

>>>> --Every Saint has a Past,

>>>>

>>>> Every Sinner has a Future

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[Guest guest]

I doubt it. She uses a Ultra Smart. I have never seen a talking

glucometer so I can not say.

She has a Ultra Smart, ad Ultra One Touch and an Elite.

Cy, the Ancient Okie...

Re: blood sugar tests

Is her machine as large as the ones we have to get?

Just thought I would ask.

--Dar

--Every Saint has a Past,

Every Sinner has a Future

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>>>> How did you folks learn how to take your blood sugar.

>>>> Was someone able to show you,

>>>> or did you do it by trial and trial.

>>>>

>>>> Thanks,

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> --Dar

>>>> --Every Saint has a Past,

>>>>

>>>> Every Sinner has a Future

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[Guest guest]

No, When I called Costco, they said they have it only in Spanish. Sams club

has acucheck compact in english

Victor

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> >> > How did you folks learn how to take your blood sugar.

> >> > Was someone able to show you,

> >> > or did you do it by trial and trial.

> >> >

> >> > Thanks,

> >> >

> >> >

> >> > --Dar

> >> > --Every Saint has a Past,

> >> >

> >> > Every Sinner has a Future

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[Guest guest]

No, When I called Costco, they said they have it only in Spanish. Sams club

has acucheck compact in english

Victor

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> >> > How did you folks learn how to take your blood sugar.

> >> > Was someone able to show you,

> >> > or did you do it by trial and trial.

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> >> > Thanks,

> >> >

> >> >

> >> > --Dar

> >> > --Every Saint has a Past,

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> >> > Every Sinner has a Future

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