Recent Content by fkarno

Here is the engineer's solution to the problem. In daily life I use Libre2 sensors on clean skin, covered with a home-made patch cut from 5cm wide MEFIX self-adhesive medical tape. My patches measure 8 x 5cms and they last a fortnight, including showers. For actual swimming I would form a square...

No, it would not be OK because the sensor is not designed to work there accurately and also because you will be making it a larger target. See my suggestion to the OP for covering the sensor in its normal place with a double layer of Molnlycke Mefix tape. Why are you paying for your sensors when...

The OP wrote "I keep purchasing items off rhe Internet and nothing is working as of yet." There was no suggestion that he was paying for his sensors, and he does not sound daft.

Get yourself a 10 metre roll of 10cm wide MEFIX self-adhesive fabric tape - if you have an understanding GP he will prescribe it for you, otherwise it will cost you between £6 and £8. This stuff is made by Molnlyke (it has an Umlaut on the O but the pharmacist will tell you how to pronounce it)...

If a GP is rumoured to have refused to prescribe Libre2, you should WRITE to your GP practice telling them firmly that you want this decision in writing, and you want full reasons given. I know, you like to be nice to them but there are situations where you have to show that you have teeth. My...

This is nonsense. A company that fired you in these circumstances would find itself in front of an employment tribunal with no chance whatsoever of winning. And you may be prepared to allow yourself to be bullied, but please do not come whining about it on this forum. This had nothing to do with...

I am not impressed with the feeble, whiney way you dealt with this. As soon as this came to your notice you should have told the colleague who spilt the beans about your medical situation to put a sock in it and not to discuss your affairs again. You should also have told the office manager in...

This is nonsense. Control solution is just a sop for people who are prepared to believe anything that a manufacturer says. Blood glucose meters get official approval as long 98% of tested meters show readings within +/- 20% of the true figure. In other words, if you get a reading of 5.0, all you...

No, it was not well-meaning banter. And yes, some malaria can be treated - so please explain (a) why between 473000 and 789000 people die each year from malaria and (b) why we (through the NHS) should pay for the treatment of UK patients who stupidly and deliberately refuse to take their malaria...

That kind of idiotic post is unacceptable, particularly coming from a moderator. It flies in the face of all medical advice and informed opinion. I do hope that it does not represent the view of "the site", whoever that may be, and I also hope that "the site" will make that clear.

Tattoos are not available on the NHS (but their removal is). There are thin plastic templates available, free of charge, for just this issue. The one I have covers the belly and the thighs. It is simply a thin sheet of plastic with 20mm holes in it. I had to lean on the specialist diabetic nurse...

What could be simpler than to phone your medical practice, speak to the practice manager and tell him or her that when you email, you expect a reply in short order or you will report them to the local Health Board. That will concentrate their mind and you can then explain that you are running...

How heroic! Do you expect a medal for not following the advice never to re-use sharps?

No, they leave fools alone. Malaria kills.

I am getting pretty fed-up with this subject rearing its head time and time again. Everybody should be aware that you should never re-use lancets or needles, and bragging about re-using sharps is simply an admission of idiocy. It is nothing to be proud of, we do not think you are a hero, and all...