I bought this because I'm getting a blood test soon and I'm sooo scared. If anyone could tell me how it worked when getting their blood drawn I'd love
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I bought this for my 4 year old son who started getting the allergy shots he gets them 6 times a week & the buzzy bee does wonders! I would buy 10 more if need be!
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you can suck the blood to the top of your skin or soft sucken. it can be set either way. it works very good and cleans your skin. i use at least one time a week but i like to use twice..love the way my skin feels.
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Yikes, sorry to hear that. I rarely have that problem and this meter takes less blood than my last one.Good luck.
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Hey Leon. I haven't done a control test in a long time and my CardioChek still comes very close to my medical blood test. It's been a long time but, as I recall, the instructions seemed to refer to a test strip that I had to somehow purchase BUT that my monitor also arrived with a grey strip that could be used as a control. I have never used anything but the grey, plastic strip and (like I say) I haven't seen a significant difference between the personal and hospital tests, in years. One thing you'll have to look out for. I rarely run a test and my strips sometimes "expire" before I get to use them all. I suspect this is mostly a gimmick to sell more strips. For example, how could a strip be valid on January 4th and then be expired/worthless on January 5th? But in general, I think this is a great device for measuring TRENDS in blood cholesterol and triglycerides.
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Make sure you have a working battery and the correct strips. Sometimes a code will show which may indicate you don't have enough blood for the sample. These are just some suggestions.
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be prepared....this is the second time I have used....Id show you picks but might scare you.....I applied under bandage3 or 4 days in a row.....then left alone.,...spot swelled....itched....got red.....friends said : "go to DOCTOR immediately"..... I am militantly holistic.....after about 10 days it scabbed over....another week scab fell off and looks good... takes a leap of faith....good luck..
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I used it on my mother, she was then taken to the hospital after finding her blood pressure high and was higher at the hospital. I guess the best way would be to bring it to a hospital and see if anyone would be willing to help you there as you cannot expect all machines to work exactly the same even if it is a built series I believe it is accurate but until you can have it verified with hospital grade instruments don't trust it completely mine came great doesn't mean I trust it blindly, anyway I do hope my rather vague answer was somewhat helpful
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I don't know how it does it. Ive been taking it for 6 weeks. I'll get back to you when I see some firm results. I don't expect that to happen right away - the manufacturer says "several months". I can give you some definite results on blood pressure - Mine went down from an average of 35 to 40/80 to 118/70. My doctor has reduced my blood presure meds. I have more energy and stamina. I'm looking forward to losing the belly fat.
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My husband was on bloodthinners also. This didn't work as much as I had hoped. When I saw it was used my trauma EMTs I thought it would work. Even a shaving nick would bleed for days and this may have slowed it, but never stopped it. Cleaning wasn't a problem because it never really stopped it. I wish I had something to recommend but I don't for people on blood thinner.
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I returned mine. I don't think so you have the box. But my opinion is Don't Buy It ! It is dangerous! . The first time I used it the last slice I sliced half my fingernail off. I was lucky it only bled for about two hours and took a couple of months to heal. Other people have ended up in the ER with gushing bleeding that wouldn't stop. It is up to you but I will never buy anything like that again.
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Don't feel dumb. There are so many meters/strips it can be confusing. Onetouch Delica are the lancets used to prick the skin to get a drop of blood. The meter you have is either a Onetouch Ultra or Ultra mini. My meter is a Onetouch Ultra Mini and the testing strips you are asking about work great in my meter. You should be fine using these strips.
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i would say everyones different - im on blood thinners andmy blood is very hard to draw - even when professionals do it but i have gotten sufficent blood each time with thesebut these are the needles not a drawing strip -these poke the hole for you to produce blood for a sample
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I've used both, and got no response. I'm 8wks pregnant and am FINALLY getting a FAINT positive line. All bloodwork shows my levels are normal, too.
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I bought some small chlorine tabs from walmart and used a floater to put it in. I didnt use any chlorine or shock other than this, I was afraid it would ruin it.
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Make sure you are holding the test strip perpendicular to your skin. If the strip is at an angle, you get blood on the front or back and it will not read sample.
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Faint is still positive. I got a faint line even with high hcg levels. Congrats!
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I'm not certain but my guess would be that a blood test is much more accurate. This was just for home use for teenagers :)