Blood Glucose Strips

faithie asked:


Ok so my friend gave me a bottle with a few chemstrip 10 md strips in it because I thought I had a kidney infection. I have a very long history of kidney infections, I used to get several every year since I was very small… from the results that I know how to read I know that this does point to a kidney infection- but I am not sure what everything else means.

I do also have all the symptoms that I usually have ie: frequent urination that tingles very badly and is extremely uncomfortable. It also feels like I can not empty my bladder. Sharp shooting pains in my back, right side and also in the right front of my abdomen closer to the side… I had a fever yesterday and chills but also hot flashes today and yesterday. I did a strip yesterday and the day before but the only things that really showed anything abnormal was : Leukocytes + and Blood/ Hemoglobin was about 250 Ery/

I just did another strip and they read as follows:
Specific Gravity-1.020
pH-5
Leukocytes - ++
Nitrite- Pos
Protein- 30
Glucose- Normal
Ketones- Neg
Urobilinogen- Normal
Bilirubin- +
Blood / Hemoglobin- About 250 ery/
Do these results require an ER visit… like now? Or should I wait… I have a dr apt on wednesday
Also I am not menstrating nor have I done so within the last week…

QUEENIE

Sam asked:


I have never been to a pharmacy before,will I be able to get the discounts offered to people who transfer their prescriptions from other pharmacies?

ZION

asked:


Just bought a blood glucose test to test for diabetes.. although doesn’t say WHEN to do it… do i do it now.. just at a random time when i’m feeling pretty crappy…

OR

Do i wait until morning so i have fasted before?

There is only 2 strips so it needs to be done right..

Ta x

KAMARI

aussie asked:


freestyle flash blod glucose monitoring system is it available in australia and if so can i purchase strips for them .how much are the or are they covered by medicare.

SYLEST

annette7931 asked:


ok, this weekend i was checking my grandma’s glucose levels with a home test. She pricked her finger and i was holding the monitor to collect the blood, as it was moving up the strip, i started feeling sick to my stomach so i decided to walk away rather than puke on her. That was the last thing i remembered, the next thing i knew i was waking up on the floor with the entire family around me because i passed out/seizured and hit my head on the way down. I’ve had black outs and seizures before, they were supposedly caused by pain, because i would usually hurt myself badly prior to passing out. This time there was no pain other than the stomach turning. the paramedics were called to take me to an ER because they were afraid i fractured something on my way down. Everyone there told me to stay away from blood, but i don’t think that was that was the case. I was also knocked out 2 minutes longer than i had ever been. Does anyone have any ideas as to whats wrong with me???
by the way, i was fully hydrated at the time. I am not pregnant. And I’m the only one in my family who has seizures or faints.

Oh and the sight of blood has never made me feel sick unless its accompanied with a giant needle being stuck into me.
I’ve seen a doctor about this in the past, i was studied for about 2 months and after all of that they couldn’t find anything, they did MRIs and CAT scans, and so many other tests that i don’t remember the name of, they just haven’t been able to figure out the problem, which is why i’m hoping somebody can tell me there experience with this, or at least give me an idea as to whats wrong

KELLI

aangie781 asked:


i was at the dr yesterday for my 33 week checkup and they informed me that after my 3 hour glucose tolerance test it came back high and that i have gestational diabetes again(had it in a previous pregnancy)i dont have to do the diabetic counceling because i have been through it before but they want me to check my sugar 3 times a day.i already have a glucose monitor machine.my question is since i forgot to ask lol is since i am on medicaid(i live in florida) will medicaid cover the lancets and strips that you put your blood on or is that out of pocket?and would i need a prescription from the dr for those strips.the last time the diabetic councelor just gave me the machine and everything that went with it but that was 5 years ago.thanks

YEPA

Cynthia V asked:


how accurate will my readings be? Are they more likely to be high or low?

SUKI