Recent Content by Bogart99

Just throwing in an update. As I have said before I am/was more than a little concerned about the amount of misinformation that one can glean from NHS sources, including my GP surgery. I have at times felt we should have swapped seats when having a consultation. Did mention that I had been...

Had a reply back from the supplier First, you need to drink plenty of water 1-2 hours before the test. Have a warm shower and exercise gently as this will promote blood flow. Stay standing while collecting blood and do not sit, as sitting might not help the blood flow. Keep your arm extended to...

Yes the lancets look the same. It draws as much blood as does my normal finger prick one. I get a droplet using that so not really surprised same with this test. I would have had a hand like a pincushion to get enough. As LittleGreyCat says if I was to do another independant one I would get GP...

Am having latest of a few HbA1c tests tomorrow at GP surgery so thought I would buy an independant one from a lab as a comparison. Get the test started using it then decided not a chance in collecting the amount of blood they need. Given 3 finger prick lancets and expected to half fill a vial...

Are you saying they were all 6 points out and the last even more or less, or were 3 reasonably in agreement with NHS?

Quite a divergence of experiences there then.

Yes an still waiting to hear anything good about the ADA, except from themselves. Does seem strange they advocate the exact opposite to what is needed, Then again we know why.

Yes the figures can vary and one I think needs a wide enough margin to encompass what is acceptable.

Has anyone experience of the A1C Now HbA1c tester and more to the point have compared it to surgery taken blood sample levels as a measure of its accuracy?

I am sure I saw only the other day that the ADA quote a figure for HbA1c should be below 7.5% which looks massive to me. In UK lingo that is mmol/L around 58! Also saw that ones intake of carbs should not be more than 130g. Such a fugure is supposed to cover everybody from a 7st lady to a 20st...

Time for another question. Am still watching YouTube videos. One chap who strongly disagrees with ADA advice states that the pre and post meal blood glucose figures are much more usefull than HbA1c figures. What I have been thinking is that yes he quotes a figure one should be below one hour...

Oh heck yes very easy to get the data. And as you say I probably clicked something on registering. I have actually got my surgery to agree to do a blood test every month for the next 6 months. Will be interesting to see the results.

Yes agree and understand one needs more than 14 days but is a better estimate than none. Easier than having fingers like pin cushions. Have another sensor to use so that will give me another 14 days data.

Sounds like I can then ignore the GMI figure. Uploading the details sounds like Big Brother watching me:eek:

Have now had a sensor on 2 weeks and has just finished. I asked a question from Freestyle about some figures received but got a very confusing reply so am wondering if anyone can shed some light in this. Attached is a summary over the 2 weeks of my glucose summary. It states average glucose...