An Alliance Health Community
Register Login
profile  |   friends  |   tracked items  |   inbox

discussions

Add your reply

Supplies

Diabetic Connect Member MS IOWA

Helpful to
100%
of readers.

test stripes

by MS IOWA
October 25, 2009 3:36 PM
9 Replies
73 Views

this may seem strange but , i think my blood test was very high because i liked my fngerst to separate the strips on the end where the blood drop goes ??? is that possible

Tags:

From Replies
Diabetic Connect Member Darly
Darly
Darly replied October 25, 2009 4:33 PM 

That is not a strange question at all. If you licked your fingers and had just eaten something sweet,or such it is possible that it would make your reading higher,you should test again to make sure though.

Darlene*
Diabetic Connect Member Harlen
Harlen
Harlen replied October 25, 2009 4:58 PM 

It can do that
Keep you fingers clean
and the strips dry
best wishes
Harlen
Diabetic Connect Member jayabee52
jayabee52
jayabee52 replied October 25, 2009 5:04 PM 

I've had the same thing happen to me. I'll take one reading and it's way higher than expected. I take it again right away from a different finger and it's closer to what I expected. I have thought I had something sweet on the first finger & that's why the high reading. It could be something like Darly said.

Then there have been times when I get readings little different from the first, which may be a liver dump of glucagon into bloodstream for one of a number of various reasons - fighting infection is one -

So if you get a higher than expected reading do another test on another finger or even the other hand, then take whatever action your Dr has instructed.
Diabetic Connect Member mamaoak
mamaoak
mamaoak replied October 25, 2009 7:04 PM 

yes this is possible you should wash your hands with soap and water dry with papper towell then wip the finger your going to test with alcohal on a cotten ball or use alcohal wipes. even though i do this i can some times get a differant reading as well.

daniel velazco replied October 25, 2009 9:46 PM 

When I get ready to test I get my meter and lancet device out then I use a hand sanitizer before I get the strip out.
Doing this my readings are within the limits I am use to getting. Dan
Diabetic Connect Member kdroberts
kdroberts
kdroberts replied October 26, 2009 12:17 AM 

Only if you had a mouthful of honey.

jayabee52 replied October 26, 2009 4:45 AM 

LoL! what would a diabetic be doing with a mouthful of honey ~~ LoL!
Diabetic Connect Member forrest3s
forrest3s
forrest3s replied October 26, 2009 12:21 AM 

I think that if you get a high reading and you are questioning the results you should always do the reading again just to make sure you get an accurate reading
Diabetic Connect Member Judimar
Judimar
Judimar replied October 26, 2009 8:57 PM 

Yes licking your fingers can throw your readings off.

Make sure your hands are thoroughly dried after you wash them as well because that can dilute the blood and throw it off as well.

Clean, dry hands are essential for as close to an accurate reading as possible. Once I peeled an orange for my sister and forgot to wash my hands before I tested and my reading was much higher then it should have been.