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Topic: playing steel with diabetes |
Tom Wolverton
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Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 8 Mar 2012 7:34 am |
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For those of you that have to test your blood with a poke to your fingers, does that impair your playing at all? I.e. sore or wounded fingers? Especially those of you that double on guitar or fiddle?
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Buddy Castleberry
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HAWKINSVILLE GA USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 8 Mar 2012 7:46 am
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tom i do my fingers 2 sometimes 3 times a day and they never get sore.
you dont stick deep enough to make them sore |
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Tom Wolverton
From:
Carpinteria, CA
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Posted 8 Mar 2012 11:30 am
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Thanks Buddy. Good to hear that.
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Roger Rettig
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Naples, FL
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Posted 8 Mar 2012 11:37 am
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I test once a day and use the same finger (left hand, first) - the puncture is so tiny that I'm unaware of any sensation moments after the test is done. It certainly doesn't affect any manual task I undertake.
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Roger Rettig: Emmons D10, B-bender Teles, Martins, and a Gibson Super 400!
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Glenn Uhler
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Trenton, New Jersey, USA
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Posted 8 Mar 2012 4:12 pm Diabetes Testing
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Like Roger, I only test once a day (usually in the evening) to see how much more insulin I need. However, I use a different finger every day. So its ten days til I use the same finger again. I also wipe down the finger with an alcohol wipe before _and_ after my fingerstick. No soreness, ever!
Also I don't use the fingertips on either hand. I'd never get the needle through the callous on my left fingertips. Use the bottom half of the fingertip pad.
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 8 Mar 2012 5:19 pm
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I suppose I ought to rotate which finger I use but it's become a habit and I do the test in seconds - mostly I use the same area as Glenn (not quite the fingertip but the side of the pad).
My test is for fasting blood sugar so it takes place at about 6.30 am - long before I'd even think of annoying our neighbours with playing my steel! I confess that I sometimes miss the alcohol wipe, but I really shouldn't. No ill effects so far, though.
No insulin for me yet - I'm doing everything the doc tells me so as to avoid that eventuality as long as possible. I just have a bunch of oral meds to take.
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Roger Rettig: Emmons D10, B-bender Teles, Martins, and a Gibson Super 400!
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Ken Lang
From:
Simi Valley, Ca
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Posted 10 Mar 2012 7:53 pm
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Just got a book called "The blood sugar solution" by Dr Mark Hyman. He's got a big presence on the internet.
After 20 years, it's time to get serious.
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Dana Blodgett
From:
California, USA
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Posted 10 Mar 2012 9:21 pm diabetes testing
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Why can't you test or draw blood from some other part of your body rather than your finger tips? Such as a knee for example?
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Dana Blodgett
From Los Osos,Ca.
'74 ShoBud 6140 3+4, Martins HD28,D-12-28, D-15,'65 Gibson LG-1, '77 Gibson Les Paul special dbl cut p-90's, Les Paul Special p-100's,Les paul Special Hybrid(maple top) hbkr's,'68 Fender Strat reissue, Fender Squire Jazz bass,Epi mandolin,Epi Wilshire '66 reissue, Kamaka Concert uke, 70's Kamaka Soprano Uke, Fender Super amp, Ampeg ba112 bass amp,60's harmony banjo,'00 Gibson SG Supreme |
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Ken Lang
From:
Simi Valley, Ca
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Posted 11 Mar 2012 9:59 am
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I just got a new style meter that says you can draw from other than fingertips. An arm for instance. Haven't opened it yet.
we'll see.
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Roger Rettig
From:
Naples, FL
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Posted 11 Mar 2012 10:05 am
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I've never tried but it would seem to me that our fingers are a bit tougher than the rest of us - I think that 'sticking' an arm or a leg would be marginally more uncomfortable than the usual spot.
My latest meter (Accu-Check Compact Plus) can, apparently, be used anywhere. It requires only a tiny amount of blood (compared to my old one) and is a great improvement.
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Roger Rettig: Emmons D10, B-bender Teles, Martins, and a Gibson Super 400!
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John Bruce
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Fresno, California, USA
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Posted 11 Mar 2012 2:29 pm
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I test multiple times per day. Each time I use a different finger, and a different side of the finger. I've never had a problem playing a fetted instrument, but when I first started playing electric bass I had to have the lancet pen set right to get through the calluses. Everybody please stay on top of your blood sugar! It's crucial.
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