Greetings with everyone!
For people with diabetes that we use the Onetouch Ultra reactive strips we know what the container, small and cylindrical.This package can be adjusted to any bag or backpack so that we carry them everywhere.The situation is when I am not going to wear the bag or backpack because what I am going to do is eat or a party ...
The fact is that when these are the case, I usually carry in my pockets, in addition to the container, the meter and the tuing pen of lancetas.For those of us who have taken them in this way we know the awkward and ugly bulk (personally) that is formed in the pockets to carry these things, even more that bulge is greater by the container of the reactive strips.
In recent months what I did so that this "bulge" was not seen in my pockets (the meter is the ultra mini, which goes unnoticed together with the trigger) was to take 3 strips and place them in that tiny pocket that the jeans have.
When taking the measure, I took one of these strips to make the respective capillary measurement.But oh surprise that when you enter the strip to the meter, it marks me er4 and it was practically like if the strip had been damaged.
Several times that happened until I decided to wait a time not determined for the reactive strip to cool since when I took it out of my pocket I noticed that it was hotter due to my body temperature, but that time sometimes it was not given to me which ended nottaking the measure.
Then I tried to take them elsewhere - behind my cell phone, between the case.The same thing that I told you happened to me but I was no longer so hot so it didn't spend much time until the strip returned to the "normality."
Once I had to place the drop of blood in the strip I realized that the strip had been "crushed" between the case and my cell phone, so I did not absorb enough blood and came out again "error."
As a last attempt to carry my reactives without the case was that I cut a piece of aluminum foil, wrapped the reactives and made sure that they will not fall from the paper (the bending is important), and decided to store them in my wallet but of theside that is not in contact with my body so that they do not warm up.
Then I proceeded to take the measure and guess what, this method if it worked for me: D
I was able to measure glucose as if I were at home, always taking care that they will not fall when there would be the paper.
I know that in the instructions for use that come in the box when you buy the reactives it indicates that it must be stored in the container but we go, I want to be practical with my outputs and when taking control of the diabetes.
Although I do not know for sure if there is any significant reaction between aluminum and the reagent that alters the meter reading.For now I will continue in this way.
PSDTHave you tried differently to wear their reactive strips when they have events?
Thank you!
