[acb-diabetics] is it my meter or the strips?

[Barbara Mattson]

it might come to that at the rate i'm needling my fingers trying to get a 
reading. this morn. it took 4 strips before i got a reading--3 came back 
"please ensure propper operation" and i don't know what i did differently on 
that 4th try.

barb mattson
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lynn Roberts" <n8lxk at earthlink.net>
To: "Discussion list for diabetics and/or ACB issues" 
<acb-diabetics at acb.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2013 3:23 AM
Subject: Re: [acb-diabetics] is it my meter or the strips?


> Have you tried testing on your upper thigh? It is an approved alternate 
> testing site for some meters.
>
> Sent from Lynn N8LXK's iPhone
>
> On Apr 1, 2013, at 1:23 PM, "Barbara Mattson" <barbieann519 at charter.net> 
> wrote:
>
>> well, i bought a new meter and the first few times i tested seemed to go 
>> fine now suddenly, i'm back where i started. this problem is so 
>> consistent versus the past few years' of virtually no problems testing 
>> that i'm beginning to believe the ready code strips i'm using just aren't 
>> cut out for me. planning to contact my meter company.
>>
>> Barb Mattson
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bonnie" <bon54.adams at gmail.com>
>> To: <acb-diabetics at acb.org>
>> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 12:51 AM
>> Subject: Re: [acb-diabetics] is it my meter or the strips?
>>
>>
>>> hi list,
>>>
>>> barb, i have my days when i just can't bleed, if you can believe that. 
>>> you may wish to replace your meter anyway, but i have a personal rule 
>>> that if i have to use that lancet three times in a row, i forget about 
>>> it till later.  i shouldn't do that, but i don't care--it hurts.  it 
>>> happens. just make sure you prick the finger in the cushiony part.  an 
>>> educator told me that.  make sure your lancet is sharp.  JMO
>>>
>>> BA
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2013-03-28 9:42 AM, Barbara Mattson wrote:
>>>> Recently it seems like i've been having more trouble getting a reading.
>>>> some have said out of range and readings of 32 or 37 have seemed
>>>> unreasonable according to the way i was feeling. a diabetic educator i
>>>> know said it was likely the meter. problem is these problems have been
>>>> with 2 different meters. batteries have seemed OK. since both of these
>>>> meters are at least 4 years old, my diabetic educator friend says they
>>>> probably need to be replaced. any advice?
>>>>
>>>> barb mattson
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