Recent Content by andy1952

Capillary action may the answer I suppose. Diabetes can affect capillaries (my brother in law lost a leg to gangrene and has since lost his second leg). I have some background retinopathy (apparently not a problem at the moment) but that suggests some capillary deterioration.

I'm on gliclazide which lowers glucose and so have to test. I wouldn't have said there was any difference in the testing time. It might take longer to position the lancet, but I already have the test strip inserted into the reader, so once the blood appears it is literally no more than a second...

I'd like to be relaxed about it, but the DVLA advice (T2) is that you must test within 2 hours of driving and every 2 hours when driving distances. According to my diabetes nurse, in the event of an accident the Police will look at your meter. Which reading would they take? Can they rely on it...

I knew there had to be an upside Jaylee :joyful:. The idea that there is a time lag and therefore a sugar content difference seems plausible. It is concerning since I don't know which reading to regards as the 'real' one. I guess I should have paid more attention in Biology (although half...

Hi For some reason I decided to test my sugar in both my hands at the same time. Except for two occasions, my right hand consistently reads higher than my left hand and by as much as 1.7 difference on one test. I have tried different batches of test strips and always wash my hands before...