Guest guest Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 In a message dated 9/20/04 10:13:33 AM Eastern Daylight Time, skye2002@... writes: > >I got my husband to watch the demo-video, just knowing he was gonna be >my pricker/tester....WELL, he ALSO can't get enough blood from me OR him >to do any good. >>>>>>> Are you trying to get blood from your arm? I can't get any blood from my arm, and I just bruise it trying. Are you using the sides of your figngers, right by the nails. If you set the lancet depth at its deepest and use your pinky, the side of the pinky, you should get a river of blood!!!! Are you sure there's a lancet in the lancet device??? <grin> Stacey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 Hi Skye, A couple of questions--- Is your " lancing device " adjustable, and if so have you adjusted it for deeper penetration? Where are you testing? I will assume for now that it's your fingers. I test on the sides of my fingers from the first joint to the tip, not on the pads. Testing on the sides is less painful (virtually none for me) because there's less nerves there. I recommend washing hands in hot-water which will help the blood flow in the fingers. Then, I " milk " the finger, circling the base with the fingers of my other hand & slowly pulling toward the tip, to force blood toward the tip. As I recall, your " FreeStyle " meter can be used for alternate site testing (arm/leg, etc). I've tried lancing in those areas, and had little success getting sufficient blood for testing. If you're trying alternate sites (not fingers), then maybe someone else using that system can offer helpful advice. For me, the fingers work just fine, and I've been testing 4-6 times a day now for 6 years and still no sore fingers. I use one finger (not thumb) a day, so it's 8-days before I get back to the same finger. , T2, dx'ed 4/98, Average bg 100mg/dl, last HbA1c 6.0%, controlling with LC ....I got this free " FreeStyle " monitor. ....I tried 2 or 3 or more times and it never would get enough blood for a sample. What can we do?? Skye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 You don't have to use the poker thingy that comes with your meter. I have one that came with an Elite meter - a meter I no longer use - but I use the poker all the time. It's adjustable, so you can make the little needle go in deeper, or not so deep. Check around at your local pharmacy for different brands, they are sold separately, until you find one with several different depth adjustments. I have one of those pen type pokers that came with the meter I use now, but have never been able to figure out how to use it - so I " stick " with the one that works. Carol skye2002@... wrote: > My Dr. referred me to a place where I got this free " FreeStyle " monitor. > I sat forever with the guy trying to learn how to do it. I tried 2 or 3 > or more times and it never would get enough blood for a sample. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 20, 2004 Report Share Posted September 20, 2004 BD has one that's adjustable. Sandy ------------------- You don't have to use the poker thingy that comes with your meter. I have one that came with an Elite meter - a meter I no longer use - but I use the poker all the time. It's adjustable, so you can make the little needle go in deeper, or not so deep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2004 Report Share Posted October 1, 2004 We have some new products in the grocery stores called Carb Options and I thought to try one by Lipton called Creamy Pesto - the pkg weight is listed as 98g In the cooking directions it ends with " Makes 4 1/2 cup servings " . The Nutritional Info, however is given " per 25g serving as sold " What the heck does that mean & how do I figure the cabs in the 1/2 cup serving??? CJ <temporarily mathematically challenged!> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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