kev-w
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- Type of diabetes
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- Insulin
I got a bit nostalgic a few months back and bought some Glucoflex R colour changing strips. Only used a couple for old times sake, but I'd forgotten just how much damned blood each one needs! And also the artistry involved in lancing, squeezing, hovering the finger over the strip, carefully applying. It seems almost like an Olympic sport compared to the suck it up capillary action of modern strips!
Yeah those! Oh I do remember those, holding the pricker in one hand with a finger from the other hand on a table, lining up, cringing and banging downwards hoping for enough blood on the finger end, then debating which colours it actually lined up with...
My current Fastclix is nobbut a tickle in comparison