Re: BG test Meters for Canadian Members (was) Re: Introducing Me

[Guest guest]

Not true. Water has no affect on the fasting blood work. Or so the doctors and

nurses at my medical facility say.

Dave

Re: BG test Meters for Canadian Members (was) Re:

Introducing Me

Pat, is there something that you can feel which helps to guide your finger

to the appropriate action spot on the strip? Maybe a tangible notch or

something? It seems to me that I read somewhere that there was. Is this

true?

Larry

[Guest guest]

I can drink water, sugarless tea and black coffee, and it does not seem to

affect my fasting blood glucose level.

Re: BG test Meters for Canadian Members (was) Re:

Introducing Me

Pat, is there something that you can feel which helps to guide your finger

to the appropriate action spot on the strip? Maybe a tangible notch or

something? It seems to me that I read somewhere that there was. Is this

true?

Larry

[Guest guest]

Well, Evrything I have ever learned is that a fasting blood test means no

food or water. Water can dilute the true readings of various blood tests.

Re: BG test Meters for Canadian Members (was) Re:

Introducing Me

Not true. Water has no affect on the fasting blood work. Or so the doctors

and nurses at my medical facility say.

Dave

Re: BG test Meters for Canadian Members (was) Re:

Introducing Me

Pat, is there something that you can feel which helps to guide your finger

to the appropriate action spot on the strip? Maybe a tangible notch or

something? It seems to me that I read somewhere that there was. Is this

true?

Larry

[Guest guest]

Now how can that be? I'm really curious about this. I drink an awful lot of

water and don't give it thought.

Vicki

When you are DOWN to nothing... God is UP to something!

Re: BG test Meters for Canadian Members (was) Re:

Introducing Me

Pat, is there something that you can feel which helps to guide your finger

to the appropriate action spot on the strip? Maybe a tangible notch or

something? It seems to me that I read somewhere that there was. Is this

true?

Larry

[Guest guest]

Now how can that be? I'm really curious about this. I drink an awful lot of

water and don't give it thought.

Vicki

When you are DOWN to nothing... God is UP to something!

Re: BG test Meters for Canadian Members (was) Re:

Introducing Me

Pat, is there something that you can feel which helps to guide your finger

to the appropriate action spot on the strip? Maybe a tangible notch or

something? It seems to me that I read somewhere that there was. Is this

true?

Larry

[Guest guest]

Now how can that be? I'm really curious about this. I drink an awful lot of

water and don't give it thought.

Vicki

When you are DOWN to nothing... God is UP to something!

Re: BG test Meters for Canadian Members (was) Re:

Introducing Me

Pat, is there something that you can feel which helps to guide your finger

to the appropriate action spot on the strip? Maybe a tangible notch or

something? It seems to me that I read somewhere that there was. Is this

true?

Larry

[Guest guest]

Where did you hear this Pat? I think we need to make sure of what we're saying

about this since all of us, or most of us, have regular blood work performed.

Did a doctor or nurse practitioner tell you this? Water does not simply dilute

the blood you know. It's much more complex than that. From what I gather,

water simply helps expand the blood vessels, which helps when blood is drawn.

Dave

Re: BG test Meters for Canadian Members (was) Re:

Introducing Me

Pat, is there something that you can feel which helps to guide your finger

to the appropriate action spot on the strip? Maybe a tangible notch or

something? It seems to me that I read somewhere that there was. Is this

true?

Larry

[Guest guest]

Where did you hear this Pat? I think we need to make sure of what we're saying

about this since all of us, or most of us, have regular blood work performed.

Did a doctor or nurse practitioner tell you this? Water does not simply dilute

the blood you know. It's much more complex than that. From what I gather,

water simply helps expand the blood vessels, which helps when blood is drawn.

Dave

Re: BG test Meters for Canadian Members (was) Re:

Introducing Me

Pat, is there something that you can feel which helps to guide your finger

to the appropriate action spot on the strip? Maybe a tangible notch or

something? It seems to me that I read somewhere that there was. Is this

true?

Larry

[Guest guest]

Where did you hear this Pat? I think we need to make sure of what we're saying

about this since all of us, or most of us, have regular blood work performed.

Did a doctor or nurse practitioner tell you this? Water does not simply dilute

the blood you know. It's much more complex than that. From what I gather,

water simply helps expand the blood vessels, which helps when blood is drawn.

Dave

Re: BG test Meters for Canadian Members (was) Re:

Introducing Me

Pat, is there something that you can feel which helps to guide your finger

to the appropriate action spot on the strip? Maybe a tangible notch or

something? It seems to me that I read somewhere that there was. Is this

true?

Larry

[Guest guest]

Dave,

Water has helped me in giving seveeral viles of blood by expanding my blood

vessels. It did not affect the fasting blood levels of any thing that was

tested.

Re: BG test Meters for Canadian Members (was) Re:

Introducing Me

Pat, is there something that you can feel which helps to guide your finger

to the appropriate action spot on the strip? Maybe a tangible notch or

something? It seems to me that I read somewhere that there was. Is this

true?

Larry

[Guest guest]

Dave,

Water has helped me in giving seveeral viles of blood by expanding my blood

vessels. It did not affect the fasting blood levels of any thing that was

tested.

Re: BG test Meters for Canadian Members (was) Re:

Introducing Me

Pat, is there something that you can feel which helps to guide your finger

to the appropriate action spot on the strip? Maybe a tangible notch or

something? It seems to me that I read somewhere that there was. Is this

true?

Larry

[Guest guest]

Dave,

Water has helped me in giving seveeral viles of blood by expanding my blood

vessels. It did not affect the fasting blood levels of any thing that was

tested.

Re: BG test Meters for Canadian Members (was) Re:

Introducing Me

Pat, is there something that you can feel which helps to guide your finger

to the appropriate action spot on the strip? Maybe a tangible notch or

something? It seems to me that I read somewhere that there was. Is this

true?

Larry

[Guest guest]

Right Harry. That jives with what I, or more accurately, my wife was told.

Dave

Re: BG test Meters for Canadian Members (was) Re:

Introducing Me

Pat, is there something that you can feel which helps to guide your finger

to the appropriate action spot on the strip? Maybe a tangible notch or

something? It seems to me that I read somewhere that there was. Is this

true?

Larry

[Guest guest]

Right Harry. That jives with what I, or more accurately, my wife was told.

Dave

Re: BG test Meters for Canadian Members (was) Re:

Introducing Me

Pat, is there something that you can feel which helps to guide your finger

to the appropriate action spot on the strip? Maybe a tangible notch or

something? It seems to me that I read somewhere that there was. Is this

true?

Larry

[Guest guest]

Right Harry. That jives with what I, or more accurately, my wife was told.

Dave

Re: BG test Meters for Canadian Members (was) Re:

Introducing Me

Pat, is there something that you can feel which helps to guide your finger

to the appropriate action spot on the strip? Maybe a tangible notch or

something? It seems to me that I read somewhere that there was. Is this

true?

Larry

[Guest guest]

Hi Dave.

yes a friend of mine told me that as well, she has to walk on her air walker as

well, as drinking loads of water, to get her veins up.

Hugs, Maggie.

There's music in a horseshoe, there's music in a nail,There's music in a tomcat,

when you stand upon his tail.

Re: BG test Meters for Canadian Members (was) Re:

Introducing Me

Pat, is there something that you can feel which helps to guide your finger

to the appropriate action spot on the strip? Maybe a tangible notch or

something? It seems to me that I read somewhere that there was. Is this

true?

Larry

[Guest guest]

Hi Dave.

yes a friend of mine told me that as well, she has to walk on her air walker as

well, as drinking loads of water, to get her veins up.

Hugs, Maggie.

There's music in a horseshoe, there's music in a nail,There's music in a tomcat,

when you stand upon his tail.

Re: BG test Meters for Canadian Members (was) Re:

Introducing Me

Pat, is there something that you can feel which helps to guide your finger

to the appropriate action spot on the strip? Maybe a tangible notch or

something? It seems to me that I read somewhere that there was. Is this

true?

Larry

[Guest guest]

Hi Dave.

yes a friend of mine told me that as well, she has to walk on her air walker as

well, as drinking loads of water, to get her veins up.

Hugs, Maggie.

There's music in a horseshoe, there's music in a nail,There's music in a tomcat,

when you stand upon his tail.

Re: BG test Meters for Canadian Members (was) Re:

Introducing Me

Pat, is there something that you can feel which helps to guide your finger

to the appropriate action spot on the strip? Maybe a tangible notch or

something? It seems to me that I read somewhere that there was. Is this

true?

Larry

[Guest guest]

Thanks for this Larry, this makes sense, I remember being told before surgery to

keep my hand warm as they'd find a vein easier to put in the I.v. I wonder if

also shaking your hand with fingers down, would get blood flowing in there more.

Hugs, Maggie.

There's music in a horseshoe, there's music in a nail,There's music in a tomcat,

when you stand upon his tail.

Re: BG test Meters for Canadian Members (was) Re:

Introducing Me

For those who have trouble getting enough blood for the test strip, you might

try something that seems to help me. Before testing, just run warm water over

the hand with the finger that you plan to stick for the test. When I do that for

a few seconds, I seem to have a little better luck in getting enough blood for

the job. I can't promise improvement for anyone with the problem, but it's worth

a try.

Larry

[Guest guest]

Thanks for this Larry, this makes sense, I remember being told before surgery to

keep my hand warm as they'd find a vein easier to put in the I.v. I wonder if

also shaking your hand with fingers down, would get blood flowing in there more.

Hugs, Maggie.

There's music in a horseshoe, there's music in a nail,There's music in a tomcat,

when you stand upon his tail.

Re: BG test Meters for Canadian Members (was) Re:

Introducing Me

For those who have trouble getting enough blood for the test strip, you might

try something that seems to help me. Before testing, just run warm water over

the hand with the finger that you plan to stick for the test. When I do that for

a few seconds, I seem to have a little better luck in getting enough blood for

the job. I can't promise improvement for anyone with the problem, but it's worth

a try.

Larry

[Guest guest]

Thanks for this Larry, this makes sense, I remember being told before surgery to

keep my hand warm as they'd find a vein easier to put in the I.v. I wonder if

also shaking your hand with fingers down, would get blood flowing in there more.

Hugs, Maggie.

There's music in a horseshoe, there's music in a nail,There's music in a tomcat,

when you stand upon his tail.

Re: BG test Meters for Canadian Members (was) Re:

Introducing Me

For those who have trouble getting enough blood for the test strip, you might

try something that seems to help me. Before testing, just run warm water over

the hand with the finger that you plan to stick for the test. When I do that for

a few seconds, I seem to have a little better luck in getting enough blood for

the job. I can't promise improvement for anyone with the problem, but it's worth

a try.

Larry

[Guest guest]

, that's interesting, I was told I could drink water before my glucose

tolerance test, and they didn't tell me to restrict it.

Hugs, Maggie.

There's music in a horseshoe, there's music in a nail,There's music in a tomcat,

when you stand upon his tail.

Re: BG test Meters for Canadian Members (was) Re:

Introducing Me

Pat, is there something that you can feel which helps to guide your finger

to the appropriate action spot on the strip? Maybe a tangible notch or

something? It seems to me that I read somewhere that there was. Is this

true?

Larry

[Guest guest]

, that's interesting, I was told I could drink water before my glucose

tolerance test, and they didn't tell me to restrict it.

Hugs, Maggie.

There's music in a horseshoe, there's music in a nail,There's music in a tomcat,

when you stand upon his tail.

Re: BG test Meters for Canadian Members (was) Re:

Introducing Me

Pat, is there something that you can feel which helps to guide your finger

to the appropriate action spot on the strip? Maybe a tangible notch or

something? It seems to me that I read somewhere that there was. Is this

true?

Larry

[Guest guest]

, that's interesting, I was told I could drink water before my glucose

tolerance test, and they didn't tell me to restrict it.

Hugs, Maggie.

There's music in a horseshoe, there's music in a nail,There's music in a tomcat,

when you stand upon his tail.

Re: BG test Meters for Canadian Members (was) Re:

Introducing Me

Pat, is there something that you can feel which helps to guide your finger

to the appropriate action spot on the strip? Maybe a tangible notch or

something? It seems to me that I read somewhere that there was. Is this

true?

Larry

[Guest guest]

Water's ok for and me in that situation Dave. I've never heard anything

different. .

Larry