Guest guest Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 and I'm glad they do subsidize the Voicemate. Becky and Cassidy, Pilot Dog, Poodle maddpoodle27@... Re: Dropping sugar level >> >> >> Dee, >> >> What I don't get is why it's so difficult to have a talking glucometer. >> The >> talking part of the technology is already there, and we already have >> talking >> thermometers and such, so why the difficulty with talking glucometers is >> beyond me. Probably it's about money and licensing of technology. And >> then >> when we do get something it's 10 times the actual expense because the >> market >> allows the blind (or insert the infirmity of your choice here) to be >> gouged >> because " you're a very small minority. " But we're a growing minority >> aren't >> we? Oh well, off my soapbox, I need it to do laundry. >> >> >> Bill >> >> >> >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 HI Bill: I agree with you that technology certainly ought to be cheaper and affordable. The problem is that the folks that invent this technology that we have today know that if we need it bad enough we'll find a way to get it. Until that changes the prices are not going to come down. Or, until there is competition out there with more than one brand of talking glucose meter that we can use independently and that is accurate, we're going to be smacked with huge price tags whenever we need to buy that technology. I don't like it either. After having had to jump through hoop after hoop of fire just to get my own Voicemate I can sure sympathize with anyone who needs any type of adaptive technology and has to struggle in order to get it. Becky and Cassidy, Pilot Dog, Poodle maddpoodle27@... Re: Dropping sugar level > Mike, > > I know that " gouged " and " allowed " are very loaded words. But it just > seems > like anytime there's technology for the blind or visually impaired it's > _ALWAYS_ expensive, and most people that might benefit from it are on > fixed > incomes well below a level where they could afford such technology. It's > almost as if the companies that do business for such products figure that > all blind people are just loaded with goo-gobs of money and they'll charge > what the market can bear. A good example is the Owaysis phone. In England > the phone costs very little compared to what it costs here in the States. > Wonder why that is? I've seen startup technology companies at exhibits > show > off their products costing thousands more than their competition yet > presenting the attitude of " well, you Americans can afford it. " Same is > true > of medications that people in other countries get for next to nothing, yet > we bear all the cost of research and development here. This is a soapbox > that I don't want to stay on here and I don't want to convolute this board > with political arguments, but I think technology could be cheaper which > would sell more product, and it could be more uniformly priced from > country > to country instead of simply " sticking it " to the U.S. Just my 2 cents > worth. > > Bill Powers > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 Hi Mike: I considered the Prodigy when I was having so many problems getting the Voicemate. If I remember correctly, doesn't the Prodigy also require a sighted person's assistance in order to calibrate it, too? bob made some comment about the Prodigy and told me to go ahead and buy the Voicemate. I'm glad that I held out for insurance on that one even if it turned into a royal pain in the neck. Becky and Cassidy, Pilot Dog, Poodle maddpoodle27@... Re: Dropping sugar level >>> >>> >>>> Becky, >>>> >>>> Unfortunately it's not always possible to take a glucometer everywhere >>>> I >>> go, >>>> like to a grocery store, for example, which is where the last episode >>>> occurred. Though I wasn't able to test the BG level right there, yet >>>> took >>> a >>>> glucose tablet, when I got home I tested my BG level and it was indeed >>>> within normal limits. So if it had been high for some reason, it wasn't >>>> within about half an hour from the onset of that episode. I surely >>>> would >>>> have thought that the sugar would go high and I thought about how I >>>> might >>>> feel better when the sugar reached an abnormal high as can happen, but >>> from >>>> this experience I can only deduce the sugar was too low and had been >>>> bolstered by the glucose tablet. If another such episode should happen, >>>> I >>>> will have to pay more attention to details and tell my doctor about >>>> that >>>> episode, too. Meanwhile, this remains a mystery. I guess stranger >>>> things >>>> have happened though. >>>> >>>> Bill Powers >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 You're welcome, Bill. Here at home I have a coffee can that I use to drain grease off of meat and I toss the used strips and lancets in there. I figure no one is going to want them after they've been in that. LOL! Becky and Cassidy, Pilot Dog, Poodle maddpoodle27@... Re: Dropping sugar level > Becky, > > Good idea on relabeling the bottle to take out in public. Thanks for > another > idea that is workable. > > Big Bill > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2006 Report Share Posted March 24, 2006 Mike, I have very good hand and arm strength but I could not re-open it, no one else that tried could either. It was sealed for good. At least it did what it was supposed to. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Hi Mike: I'll keep my Voicemate, thank you, because I am totally independent when using it and I like it. However, if the price ever does become affordable on the Asenso I might pick it up as a travel meter, or spare. I do have another meter but Bob has to operate it, thus making it attractive for me to pick up the Voicemate, bulky or not, and go with it. Like some other folks on this list, I have seen technology evolve in a big way over the years and am glad of it even while I curse the manufacturers that want my leg and arm in exchange for that technology. When I think back and wonder how any of us would have tested twenty, thirty, or forty years ago, I am thankful for the technology that we have today because with this technology, no matter the cost, we do have a better way of managing our own Diabetes and managing it more independently. Becky and Cassidy, Pilot Dog, Poodle maddpoodle27@... Re: Dropping sugar level >> >> >>> Mike, >>> >>> I know that " gouged " and " allowed " are very loaded words. But it just >>> seems >>> like anytime there's technology for the blind or visually impaired it's >>> _ALWAYS_ expensive, and most people that might benefit from it are on >>> fixed >>> incomes well below a level where they could afford such technology. It's >>> almost as if the companies that do business for such products figure >>> that >>> all blind people are just loaded with goo-gobs of money and they'll >>> charge >>> what the market can bear. A good example is the Owaysis phone. In >>> England >>> the phone costs very little compared to what it costs here in the >>> States. >>> Wonder why that is? I've seen startup technology companies at exhibits >>> show >>> off their products costing thousands more than their competition yet >>> presenting the attitude of " well, you Americans can afford it. " Same is >>> true >>> of medications that people in other countries get for next to nothing, >>> yet >>> we bear all the cost of research and development here. This is a soapbox >>> that I don't want to stay on here and I don't want to convolute this >>> board >>> with political arguments, but I think technology could be cheaper which >>> would sell more product, and it could be more uniformly priced from >>> country >>> to country instead of simply " sticking it " to the U.S. Just my 2 cents >>> worth. >>> >>> Bill Powers >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 HI Mike: I agree with you regarding the Voicemate. When you consider that I searched the house until I found a working cassette recorder and then listened to the manual and assembled my Voicemate without any sighted help whatsoever, its easy to see why the Prodigy turned both me and Bob off because of the fact that it isn't totally accessible. I can see where the Prodigy would be nice for someone with limited funds and uncooperative insurance. Becky and Cassidy, Pilot Dog, Poodle maddpoodle27@... Re: Dropping sugar level >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Becky, >>>>>> >>>>>> Unfortunately it's not always possible to take a glucometer >>>>>> everywhere >>>>>> I >>>>> go, >>>>>> like to a grocery store, for example, which is where the last episode >>>>>> occurred. Though I wasn't able to test the BG level right there, yet >>>>>> took >>>>> a >>>>>> glucose tablet, when I got home I tested my BG level and it was >>>>>> indeed >>>>>> within normal limits. So if it had been high for some reason, it >>>>>> wasn't >>>>>> within about half an hour from the onset of that episode. I surely >>>>>> would >>>>>> have thought that the sugar would go high and I thought about how I >>>>>> might >>>>>> feel better when the sugar reached an abnormal high as can happen, >>>>>> but >>>>> from >>>>>> this experience I can only deduce the sugar was too low and had been >>>>>> bolstered by the glucose tablet. If another such episode should >>>>>> happen, >>>>>> I >>>>>> will have to pay more attention to details and tell my doctor about >>>>>> that >>>>>> episode, too. Meanwhile, this remains a mystery. I guess stranger >>>>>> things >>>>>> have happened though. >>>>>> >>>>>> Bill Powers >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Hi Mike: You are right. When I worked for the city's sewer division we received calls about disposing of needles, etc, all of the time. Our refuse collection division was no help either and to this day I have no clue what the laws state regarding disposal of needles, etc. What's even stranger about this is that neither the dietician, the nurse practitioner, my former doctor, the pharmacy where I purchased my first box of lancets, has even so much as asked me what I'm doing with the used items. I have to go to the grocery tomorrow (groan) and I'll stop by the pharmacy counter and see if they even know what the state's laws are and take appropriate action. Becky and Cassidy, Pilot Dog, Poodle maddpoodle27@... Re: Dropping sugar level >> >> >>> >>> Becky, >>> >>> Good idea for putting used lancets and all into a coffee can with >>> grease. >>> I >>> have one of those containers you can buy in the drug store especially >>> meant >>> to dispose of lancets and test strips and they will certainly hold a lot >>> of >>> them. Big drawback to those though, as I found out the hard way. I >>> accidentally closed it just a little too snugly one day and they only >>> close >>> once never to be opened again. You kinda have to keep them not quite >>> closed >>> until you absolutely want to dispose of the whole thing. Well, I'm more >>> careful with my second container.... >>> >>> Bill >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Hi Mike: After I wrote my last post the Accu-check manual actually recommends using an old coffee can for disposing of used lancets and strips. Becky and Cassidy, Pilot Dog, Poodle maddpoodle27@... Re: Dropping sugar level > You should be able to drop your strips and lancets thru the slots in the > container. > > Mike > > > >> You are right about your drain can being cheaper. These containers aren't >> that expensive but as I say, once you close them, bye-bye container. >> >> Bill >> >> >> >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Becky: I agre with you wholeheartedly. I don't know how blind diabetics managed their diabetes prior to the advent of talking blood glucose monitors. But then diabetics in general didn't manage the disease to the standard that is " best practice " now. I also like my Voicemate--this one isn't flaky as my last unit was-- and don't mind carrying it around. But then I didn't mind portable radios with tubes, either (yes, they existed and I still use one occasionally). I'll probably get a SensoCard, though, assuming the strips are covered by my insurance, if for no other reason than curiosity. But I'm happy with my VoiceMate. Mike > Hi Mike: > > I'll keep my Voicemate, thank you, because I am totally independent when > using it and I like it. However, if the price ever does become affordable on > the Asenso I might pick it up as a travel meter, or spare. I do have another > meter but Bob has to operate it, thus making it attractive for me to pick up > the Voicemate, bulky or not, and go with it. > > Like some other folks on this list, I have seen technology evolve in a big > way over the years and am glad of it even while I curse the manufacturers > that want my leg and arm in exchange for that technology. When I think back > and wonder how any of us would have tested twenty, thirty, or forty years > ago, I am thankful for the technology that we have today because with this > technology, no matter the cost, we do have a better way of managing our own > Diabetes and managing it more independently. > > Becky and Cassidy, Pilot Dog, Poodle > maddpoodle27@... > Re: Dropping sugar level >>> >>> >>>> Mike, >>>> >>>> I know that " gouged " and " allowed " are very loaded words. But it just >>>> seems >>>> like anytime there's technology for the blind or visually impaired it's >>>> _ALWAYS_ expensive, and most people that might benefit from it are on >>>> fixed >>>> incomes well below a level where they could afford such technology. It's >>>> almost as if the companies that do business for such products figure >>>> that >>>> all blind people are just loaded with goo-gobs of money and they'll >>>> charge >>>> what the market can bear. A good example is the Owaysis phone. In >>>> England >>>> the phone costs very little compared to what it costs here in the >>>> States. >>>> Wonder why that is? I've seen startup technology companies at exhibits >>>> show >>>> off their products costing thousands more than their competition yet >>>> presenting the attitude of " well, you Americans can afford it. " Same is >>>> true >>>> of medications that people in other countries get for next to nothing, >>>> yet >>>> we bear all the cost of research and development here. This is a soapbox >>>> that I don't want to stay on here and I don't want to convolute this >>>> board >>>> with political arguments, but I think technology could be cheaper which >>>> would sell more product, and it could be more uniformly priced from >>>> country >>>> to country instead of simply " sticking it " to the U.S. Just my 2 cents >>>> worth. >>>> >>>> Bill Powers >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Becky: I also assembled and started using the VoiceMate unaided. Like you, though, I did know how to use a meter as I was taught to use an AccuChek Advantage in the hospital even if I had to have a sighted person read it. (The C D E knew there were talking meters but didn't know where to find one; I did and bought mine over the phone while still in the hospital). Mike > HI Mike: > > I agree with you regarding the Voicemate. When you consider that I searched > the house until I found a working cassette recorder and then listened to the > manual and assembled my Voicemate without any sighted help whatsoever, its > easy to see why the Prodigy turned both me and Bob off because of the fact > that it isn't totally accessible. I can see where the Prodigy would be nice > for someone with limited funds and uncooperative insurance. > > Becky and Cassidy, Pilot Dog, Poodle > maddpoodle27@... > Re: Dropping sugar level >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Becky, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Unfortunately it's not always possible to take a glucometer >>>>>>> everywhere >>>>>>> I >>>>>> go, >>>>>>> like to a grocery store, for example, which is where the last episode >>>>>>> occurred. Though I wasn't able to test the BG level right there, yet >>>>>>> took >>>>>> a >>>>>>> glucose tablet, when I got home I tested my BG level and it was >>>>>>> indeed >>>>>>> within normal limits. So if it had been high for some reason, it >>>>>>> wasn't >>>>>>> within about half an hour from the onset of that episode. I surely >>>>>>> would >>>>>>> have thought that the sugar would go high and I thought about how I >>>>>>> might >>>>>>> feel better when the sugar reached an abnormal high as can happen, >>>>>>> but >>>>>> from >>>>>>> this experience I can only deduce the sugar was too low and had been >>>>>>> bolstered by the glucose tablet. If another such episode should >>>>>>> happen, >>>>>>> I >>>>>>> will have to pay more attention to details and tell my doctor about >>>>>>> that >>>>>>> episode, too. Meanwhile, this remains a mystery. I guess stranger >>>>>>> things >>>>>>> have happened though. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Bill Powers >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Hi Mike: I used to lug around a TV/radio years ago and it was bigger than my Voicemate. I figure that if I could haul around that radio for my listening pleasure I can sure pick up the Voicemate and take it with me for my health. Becky and Cassidy, Pilot Dog, Poodle maddpoodle27@... Re: Dropping sugar level >>>> >>>> >>>>> Mike, >>>>> >>>>> I know that " gouged " and " allowed " are very loaded words. But it just >>>>> seems >>>>> like anytime there's technology for the blind or visually impaired >>>>> it's >>>>> _ALWAYS_ expensive, and most people that might benefit from it are on >>>>> fixed >>>>> incomes well below a level where they could afford such technology. >>>>> It's >>>>> almost as if the companies that do business for such products figure >>>>> that >>>>> all blind people are just loaded with goo-gobs of money and they'll >>>>> charge >>>>> what the market can bear. A good example is the Owaysis phone. In >>>>> England >>>>> the phone costs very little compared to what it costs here in the >>>>> States. >>>>> Wonder why that is? I've seen startup technology companies at exhibits >>>>> show >>>>> off their products costing thousands more than their competition yet >>>>> presenting the attitude of " well, you Americans can afford it. " Same >>>>> is >>>>> true >>>>> of medications that people in other countries get for next to nothing, >>>>> yet >>>>> we bear all the cost of research and development here. This is a >>>>> soapbox >>>>> that I don't want to stay on here and I don't want to convolute this >>>>> board >>>>> with political arguments, but I think technology could be cheaper >>>>> which >>>>> would sell more product, and it could be more uniformly priced from >>>>> country >>>>> to country instead of simply " sticking it " to the U.S. Just my 2 cents >>>>> worth. >>>>> >>>>> Bill Powers >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 HI Mike: I learned how to use my Voicemate between reading the manual and Bob reading the print edition and then supervising and coaching until I figured out how to get the blood onto the strip. The biggest problem that we had was that the lancets sent by the medical supply company were too short for the Asensia Contour lancing device and didn't fit the Soft click supplied with the Voicemate. Once we solved that issue it didn't take me long to get the blood where it was supposed to be and to get my results. Becky and Cassidy, Pilot Dog, Poodle maddpoodle27@... Re: Dropping sugar level >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Becky, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Unfortunately it's not always possible to take a glucometer >>>>>>>> everywhere >>>>>>>> I >>>>>>> go, >>>>>>>> like to a grocery store, for example, which is where the last >>>>>>>> episode >>>>>>>> occurred. Though I wasn't able to test the BG level right there, >>>>>>>> yet >>>>>>>> took >>>>>>> a >>>>>>>> glucose tablet, when I got home I tested my BG level and it was >>>>>>>> indeed >>>>>>>> within normal limits. So if it had been high for some reason, it >>>>>>>> wasn't >>>>>>>> within about half an hour from the onset of that episode. I surely >>>>>>>> would >>>>>>>> have thought that the sugar would go high and I thought about how I >>>>>>>> might >>>>>>>> feel better when the sugar reached an abnormal high as can happen, >>>>>>>> but >>>>>>> from >>>>>>>> this experience I can only deduce the sugar was too low and had >>>>>>>> been >>>>>>>> bolstered by the glucose tablet. If another such episode should >>>>>>>> happen, >>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>> will have to pay more attention to details and tell my doctor about >>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>> episode, too. Meanwhile, this remains a mystery. I guess stranger >>>>>>>> things >>>>>>>> have happened though. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Bill Powers >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2006 Report Share Posted March 25, 2006 Hi, Mike I can tell you how I managed without glucose meters! And... That is not well; although I am still alive after going through all those years of testing urine with tablets and/or strips. Very inaccurate, but we did not know that at he time. Also, I remember glass syringes and needles you had to sharpen yourself on a little stone and then boil to sterilize. ly, we did not even know that it carbs were the main culprit in raising blood sugar-we thought that it was the total of calories. I knew some diabetic that ate very little meat (the old kidneys will be destroyed theory) ad ate almost all carbs and fats! Most of them are still not with us. Re: Dropping sugar level Becky: I agre with you wholeheartedly. I don't know how blind diabetics managed their diabetes prior to the advent of talking blood glucose monitors. But then diabetics in general didn't manage the disease to the standard that is " best practice " now. I also like my Voicemate--this one isn't flaky as my last unit was-- and don't mind carrying it around. But then I didn't mind portable radios with tubes, either (yes, they existed and I still use one occasionally). I'll probably get a SensoCard, though, assuming the strips are covered by my insurance, if for no other reason than curiosity. But I'm happy with my VoiceMate. Mike > Hi Mike: > > I'll keep my Voicemate, thank you, because I am totally independent when > using it and I like it. However, if the price ever does become affordable on > the Asenso I might pick it up as a travel meter, or spare. I do have another > meter but Bob has to operate it, thus making it attractive for me to pick up > the Voicemate, bulky or not, and go with it. > > Like some other folks on this list, I have seen technology evolve in a big > way over the years and am glad of it even while I curse the manufacturers > that want my leg and arm in exchange for that technology. When I think back > and wonder how any of us would have tested twenty, thirty, or forty years > ago, I am thankful for the technology that we have today because with this > technology, no matter the cost, we do have a better way of managing our own > Diabetes and managing it more independently. > > Becky and Cassidy, Pilot Dog, Poodle > maddpoodle27@... > Re: Dropping sugar level >>> >>> >>>> Mike, >>>> >>>> I know that " gouged " and " allowed " are very loaded words. But it just >>>> seems >>>> like anytime there's technology for the blind or visually impaired it's >>>> _ALWAYS_ expensive, and most people that might benefit from it are on >>>> fixed >>>> incomes well below a level where they could afford such technology. It's >>>> almost as if the companies that do business for such products figure >>>> that >>>> all blind people are just loaded with goo-gobs of money and they'll >>>> charge >>>> what the market can bear. A good example is the Owaysis phone. In >>>> England >>>> the phone costs very little compared to what it costs here in the >>>> States. >>>> Wonder why that is? I've seen startup technology companies at exhibits >>>> show >>>> off their products costing thousands more than their competition yet >>>> presenting the attitude of " well, you Americans can afford it. " Same is >>>> true >>>> of medications that people in other countries get for next to nothing, >>>> yet >>>> we bear all the cost of research and development here. This is a soapbox >>>> that I don't want to stay on here and I don't want to convolute this >>>> board >>>> with political arguments, but I think technology could be cheaper which >>>> would sell more product, and it could be more uniformly priced from >>>> country >>>> to country instead of simply " sticking it " to the U.S. Just my 2 cents >>>> worth. >>>> >>>> Bill Powers >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 I had a bit of trouble getting the blood in the right spot, partly because I proceeded too slowly and partly because of simple lack of practice. Once I developed my own kinks for aiming my finger and the machine, I had no problems. I bought my own lancets, though. Mike > HI Mike: > > I learned how to use my Voicemate between reading the manual and Bob reading > the print edition and then supervising and coaching until I figured out how > to get the blood onto the strip. The biggest problem that we had was that > the lancets sent by the medical supply company were too short for the > Asensia Contour lancing device and didn't fit the Soft click supplied with > the Voicemate. Once we solved that issue it didn't take me long to get the > blood where it was supposed to be and to get my results. > > Becky and Cassidy, Pilot Dog, Poodle > maddpoodle27@... > Re: Dropping sugar level >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Becky, >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Unfortunately it's not always possible to take a glucometer >>>>>>>>> everywhere >>>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>> go, >>>>>>>>> like to a grocery store, for example, which is where the last >>>>>>>>> episode >>>>>>>>> occurred. Though I wasn't able to test the BG level right there, >>>>>>>>> yet >>>>>>>>> took >>>>>>>> a >>>>>>>>> glucose tablet, when I got home I tested my BG level and it was >>>>>>>>> indeed >>>>>>>>> within normal limits. So if it had been high for some reason, it >>>>>>>>> wasn't >>>>>>>>> within about half an hour from the onset of that episode. I surely >>>>>>>>> would >>>>>>>>> have thought that the sugar would go high and I thought about how I >>>>>>>>> might >>>>>>>>> feel better when the sugar reached an abnormal high as can happen, >>>>>>>>> but >>>>>>>> from >>>>>>>>> this experience I can only deduce the sugar was too low and had >>>>>>>>> been >>>>>>>>> bolstered by the glucose tablet. If another such episode should >>>>>>>>> happen, >>>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>>> will have to pay more attention to details and tell my doctor about >>>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>>> episode, too. Meanwhile, this remains a mystery. I guess stranger >>>>>>>>> things >>>>>>>>> have happened though. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Bill Powers >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Well, I can usually hit the strip right on and am definitely getting better at it. Becky and Cassidy, Pilot Dog, Poodle maddpoodle27@... Re: Dropping sugar level >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Becky, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Unfortunately it's not always possible to take a glucometer >>>>>>>>>> everywhere >>>>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>>> go, >>>>>>>>>> like to a grocery store, for example, which is where the last >>>>>>>>>> episode >>>>>>>>>> occurred. Though I wasn't able to test the BG level right there, >>>>>>>>>> yet >>>>>>>>>> took >>>>>>>>> a >>>>>>>>>> glucose tablet, when I got home I tested my BG level and it was >>>>>>>>>> indeed >>>>>>>>>> within normal limits. So if it had been high for some reason, it >>>>>>>>>> wasn't >>>>>>>>>> within about half an hour from the onset of that episode. I >>>>>>>>>> surely >>>>>>>>>> would >>>>>>>>>> have thought that the sugar would go high and I thought about how >>>>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>>>> might >>>>>>>>>> feel better when the sugar reached an abnormal high as can >>>>>>>>>> happen, >>>>>>>>>> but >>>>>>>>> from >>>>>>>>>> this experience I can only deduce the sugar was too low and had >>>>>>>>>> been >>>>>>>>>> bolstered by the glucose tablet. If another such episode should >>>>>>>>>> happen, >>>>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>>>> will have to pay more attention to details and tell my doctor >>>>>>>>>> about >>>>>>>>>> that >>>>>>>>>> episode, too. Meanwhile, this remains a mystery. I guess stranger >>>>>>>>>> things >>>>>>>>>> have happened though. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Bill Powers >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 I don't know if you are able to get hold of a [sharps Box] in the States. This is a special box, in which you can put your used needles, lancets or any other sharp medical objects, which must not be put in within any other normal garbage disposal collection. Once the box is finally full, and closed, in England, the local Council will deliver and collect these Yellow Sharps Boxes from homes of people who require them. The alternative to this, various pharmacy departments will issue and take in used Sharp Boxes for disposal. It might be worth asking your pharmacy if they have this kind of service. Rowe Re: Dropping sugar level > >> > >> > >>> > >>> Becky, > >>> > >>> Good idea for putting used lancets and all into a coffee can with > >>> grease. > >>> I > >>> have one of those containers you can buy in the drug store especially > >>> meant > >>> to dispose of lancets and test strips and they will certainly hold a lot > >>> of > >>> them. Big drawback to those though, as I found out the hard way. I > >>> accidentally closed it just a little too snugly one day and they only > >>> close > >>> once never to be opened again. You kinda have to keep them not quite > >>> closed > >>> until you absolutely want to dispose of the whole thing. Well, I'm more > >>> careful with my second container.... > >>> > >>> Bill > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 Safeway pharmacies used to take in shaprs containers for free but now there's a $25 charge to do it by mail; dunno about other pharmacies. There's a specific dump our local waste management facility uses for such materials so periodically, I have someone take my stuff there for disposal, being too cheap to pay the $25. Mike > I don't know if you are able to get hold of a [sharps Box] in the States. > This is a special box, in which you can put your used needles, lancets or > any other sharp medical objects, which must not be put in within any other > normal garbage disposal collection. > > Once the box is finally full, and closed, in England, the local Council will > deliver and collect these Yellow Sharps Boxes from homes of people who > require them. The alternative to this, various pharmacy departments will > issue and take in used Sharp Boxes for disposal. > > It might be worth asking your pharmacy if they have this kind of service. > > Rowe > > > > > > Re: Dropping sugar level >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Becky, >>>>> >>>>> Good idea for putting used lancets and all into a coffee can with >>>>> grease. >>>>> I >>>>> have one of those containers you can buy in the drug store especially >>>>> meant >>>>> to dispose of lancets and test strips and they will certainly hold a > lot >>>>> of >>>>> them. Big drawback to those though, as I found out the hard way. I >>>>> accidentally closed it just a little too snugly one day and they only >>>>> close >>>>> once never to be opened again. You kinda have to keep them not quite >>>>> closed >>>>> until you absolutely want to dispose of the whole thing. Well, I'm > more >>>>> careful with my second container.... >>>>> >>>>> Bill >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 Thanks for the suggestions, . I'll look into it. Becky and Cassidy, Pilot Dog, Poodle maddpoodle27@... Re: Dropping sugar level >> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >>> Becky, >> >>> >> >>> Good idea for putting used lancets and all into a coffee can with >> >>> grease. >> >>> I >> >>> have one of those containers you can buy in the drug store especially >> >>> meant >> >>> to dispose of lancets and test strips and they will certainly hold a > lot >> >>> of >> >>> them. Big drawback to those though, as I found out the hard way. I >> >>> accidentally closed it just a little too snugly one day and they only >> >>> close >> >>> once never to be opened again. You kinda have to keep them not quite >> >>> closed >> >>> until you absolutely want to dispose of the whole thing. Well, I'm > more >> >>> careful with my second container.... >> >>> >> >>> Bill >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 28, 2006 Report Share Posted March 28, 2006 No, Mike, you aren't cheap. You're smart. Becky and Cassidy, Pilot Dog, Poodle maddpoodle27@... Re: Dropping sugar level >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Becky, >>>>>> >>>>>> Good idea for putting used lancets and all into a coffee can with >>>>>> grease. >>>>>> I >>>>>> have one of those containers you can buy in the drug store especially >>>>>> meant >>>>>> to dispose of lancets and test strips and they will certainly hold a >> lot >>>>>> of >>>>>> them. Big drawback to those though, as I found out the hard way. I >>>>>> accidentally closed it just a little too snugly one day and they only >>>>>> close >>>>>> once never to be opened again. You kinda have to keep them not quite >>>>>> closed >>>>>> until you absolutely want to dispose of the whole thing. Well, I'm >> more >>>>>> careful with my second container.... >>>>>> >>>>>> Bill >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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