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Thank you all, AK

Thank you again. Another thing I keep thinking about is how such thing as transmitter can break at all. The company might spend enormous effort to limit life of transmitters to exactly three months. And Dexcom software is part of it. There is the the whole culture replacing batteries in...

Thanks.

Many thanks, AK

Hello all, it is me again with my problem, sorry : I paid about 2000 pounds for a year to Dexcom, 2 of 4 transmitters failed, one after one month of work, the second after two weeks of work instead of three months. My claims for replacement were declined because of use of unofficial software...

Hello and thank you. About the meters : yes, looks like One touch is most accurate (it takes more blood) and it meets the current standard to measurements (something like plus-minus 0.5 in the range up to 5 mmol/l - do not remember exactly). Currently I have CareSense from NHS - I compared...

Yes, the most important is glucose alarm which is missing in Libra. AK

Hello, some important things regarding Dexcom : (1) if you sign a contract, read small fonts about replacements (2) official Dexcom software is installable only on IPhone (specific models) and Samsung (specific models). (3) You can buy their receiver instead of phone (do not know price) (4) If...

Just about my experience with Dexcom GMS. I paid about 2000 pounds for a year, 2 of 4 transmitters failed, one after one month of work, the second after two weeks of work (instead of 3 months) . My claims for replacement were declined because of use of unofficial software. It is obviuos that...

The new standard says that if you have had TWO severe hypos for the last year, they should revoke license for a year starting from the date of the FIRST HYPO. If you had ONE, they may not revoke license. I mean you will be able to apply for license again, not automatically renewed. So, the...

Amount of insulin injection should exactly correspond to the amount and schedule of food consumption (mainly carbohydrates). It is groundless to talk about insulin dose alone. There are some figures related to required insulin amount on body weight. You can easily find it on this site hopefully.

We had the same story with my son (I reported this case in Parents section) - repeating morning sugar 6.2. We addressed three GPs in out practice and I suspect they have no idea what prediabetes is, one of them calling it "an American invention". They were taught to tell diabetes (skinny, smell...

Hello, I am registered as T1 (25 years) in my medical practice and have diabetic reviews once a year. When I asked a GP, can I get access to a diabetes specialist in hospital, he replied that it is possible only for persons with badly controlled diabetes. The questions are (1) are there any NHS...

Re: Need advice : my son developing diabetes, GPs refuse to Thank you, CambridgeLass, it was very helpful. Andrey

Re: Need advice : my son developing diabetes, GPs refuse to Thank you, viviennam, we have passed all these steps, including MP, unfortunately. My fault is I did not mention the main problem : how to get access to a specialist (endocrinologist) to register my son for observation. Specialists...