I don't eat before my morning blood sugar test. So, I sat down this morning and was more than a bit shakey. I put the test strip into the meter and used the needle device to poke a hole in my left arm. Not enough blood. So, I recocked the device and put another hole in my arm. I put the strip against the blood drop and the meter did not respond. I pushed the meter against the spot again and got a FAILURE MESSAGE on the meter.
This mean the test strip was useless.
I cursed, put a fresh strip in the meter, poked a new hole in my arm and made sure there was plenty of blood in the drop. This time, the meter ""liked the amount of blood available and gave me a reading of 73. (Normal reading for me should be 70 to 150 units so I'm fine!)
This was not a good morning.
This was the morning that blood testing suddenly got old and the rush of excitement at the "new thing" has worn off...
Now, off to get meself weighed. (Ah, more disillusinment?)
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