although I have been testing my blood for seventeen years, I have
ignored the instructions on the insert that comes with the test strips
which says do not squeeze. If I test just after exercise, I get a
nice free flowing drop of blood. But other times I can barely get a
small drop and so squeeze my finger to get a nicer size drop. Why
does the package insert say not to squeeze the finger.
Another question. A friend who has hypoglycemia and tests her blood
for this, and who also happens to be a lab tech who tests blood, says
not to use the first drop of blood, but to wipe the finger and use the
second drop of blood. (If I do this I have to definitely squeeze the
finger to get a second drop of blood) She says it is more accurate.
I tried it with two different strips and did not see much difference,
although the second drop gave a very slightly lower reading but well
within the range one might expect from testing several times. My
brother uses this method now and says his readings have been lower.
Any comments?
Dolores
