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    Samsung S8 and Libre

    Thanks for that, I may give it a go now then. I turned off the update reminders with Package Disabler and then turn off com.wssyncmldm
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    Samsung S8 and Libre

    The latest version I'm seeing now for EE is AQK7, but I'm still on AQG5 so wary about updating until I see that someone else has things working first.
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    Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring Smartphone App

    If you are doubtful regarding Libre results then you should really also be doubtful regarding the numbers that your BG meter shows you as well. They both meet the same standards regarding accuracy equally well/ badly.
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    Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring Smartphone App

    Not waiting that long for a test result. Switching back from the Libre to blood tests would be better and less hassle.
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    Samsung S8 and Libre

    Do you have NFC turned on? Have you run any Android firmware updates on the phone?
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    Samsung S8 and Libre

    I've seen mentioned elsewhere that the S8 does work with certain versions of the firmware. Has anyone had success with different firmware?
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    Sugar Tax

    Carbonated water. I have plenty of high glucose energy gels that I use when running, I'd not use them for a hypo though. They are not pleasant and are far too sticky to get into yourself. Also a lot easier to drink a third of a bottle of lucozade which you can get from any corner shop, than...
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    Sugar Tax

    Another example of why people think it is going to be something added to the cost of full fat drinks is the likes of this new article which doesn't correct the subjects misconceptions. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35831139 It should be a tax that causes a difference in the cost of full fat v...
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    Sugar Tax

    That's not urban myth, it's fact. The guy who initially came up with Coke was addicted to morphine and Coke was what he came up with to help him get over that apparently: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola#19th-century_historical_origins
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    Sugar Tax

    Because that is what would actually make sense as a way of implementing the "tax" in order to achieve what the general public expect a "sugar tax" to be designed for. Everything spoken about in the media in relation to the budget is talking in terms of a "sugar tax". Thank you for pointing out...
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    Sugar Tax

    I'm sure that the plastic bag "tax" is not actually a financial burden on anyone. However, it was sufficient an additional charge that people have changed their habits in order to avoid paying for plastic bags. You don't need to be financially crippled by some charge or other in order to have...
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    Sugar Tax

    And there was me thinking I was agreeing with you in that they are "charging" the wrong part of the process and that the manufacturers will just be increasing the costs of everything to cover this additional charge for them being able to carry out their business. The government is going to be...
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    Sugar Tax

    Yep, and any company that is being taxed for something is just going to stick that cost onto the price of all their products. Could maybe have the right effect if the retailers were the ones to collect the tax for every sugary drink sold, like with the plastic bags. You would then definately...
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    Sugar Tax

    Endurance sports means that I need to keep plenty of sugar on hand to make it through the duration of an event, and also to prevent the hypos from happening just when you don't need them to. Not always treating the hypo, is also used in order to prevent the hypo ever happening in the first...
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    Additional personal costs of Diabetes care

    Glucose monitoring should not be an additional cost, but is if you're T2 and not got sufficient test strips on prescription. I've chosen to get the Libre monitor recently which is a significant extra cost that I could do without for glucose monitoring. Other than that though, the only extra cost...
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    Sugar Tax

    Think that they are excluding milk based drinks from the tax as well, chocolate milkshake being an excellent post long run recovery drink. mmmm!!!! Unfortunately the shelf life of fruit juice and milkshakes isn't that great, and leaving a bottle in my running kit bag in the car for emergencies...
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    Sugar Tax

    Yep,I get that. But it is T1's that will now be taxed for treating their medical condition as having sugary drinks or similar to hand is pretty much an essential part of emergency kit.
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    Sugar Tax

    It's for treating hypos, not for use as a refreshing drink. Sugar disolved in water is the fastest way of getting it into your system, other than using an injection. Agreed, there really isn't much need for anything other than water in most cases. Running marathons, and further, though a sugary...
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    Sugar Tax

    The Lucozade Sport is not sugary enough for hypo purposes (6g/100ml), you need the old style full fat sugary version for treating hypos (17g/100ml). I've been caught out by that before and trying to figure out why you are not recovering from a hypo whilst downing a bottle of Lucozade mid hypo is...
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    Sugar Tax

    Do we get to claim Lucozade on prescription now?