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Hello all, My pump consult has said that they want me to use the MyLife app alongside my Accu-Chek Combo pump, for bolus advice. Me thinking that would be easy enough. My Accu-Chek Expert meter/handset is set to use g (grams) and mmol/L as units. In the MyLife app for the time blocks, it only...

great find, thanks very much

Hello, I have been a T1 for 15yrs now on injections 4 times per day. I have had to give up certain sports due to my medical condition. I have been looking for other interests and as I don't live far away from an airport and I enjoyed the previous times I have flown light aircraft (experience...

I vote for the DAFNE app on Android

Hello, I went for my annual checkup the other day and I won't mention at which hospital. For a couple of years I have been taking my meter with me every time and was always told they wanted it written in a diary, and do it that way. So this time when I went while checking my weight and blood...

Yes I have been very pleased thanks, my finger are getting a good rest. Thank you for your help

Hi Doug, Thanks for the info. The Microlet2 came free with my Contour USB meter but didn't come with any attachment, so I have emailed Bayer. Thanks Guy

Hello, This week I have been on a DAFNE course in Sheffield and taking soooo much in, its great! On thing that most of the other people have on the course is an adapter for their lancing devices so they can check their BG from their arm. I had never heard of this before and would be interested...

Hello, I have had diabetes now for 12 or 13yrs now, and during that time have attended numerous eye scans. Well yesterday I got the shock of my life when the doctor said that although my vision was better that my eyes are worse, then a canula was put in my arm and some dye was put in then I was...

Hi, I wondered if anybody else went to the fun run at Rother Valley last sunday. It was the first run I have ever done and I did it for Diabetes UK. The only thing was that out of all the other people running for charity there was only another 2 people running for diabetes which was slightly...

Thanks very much for all of the replies, it was all very useful! Cheerd

Hello, I have work for the same company for 2.5 years now, and a part from notifying work that i'm diabetic in case I had a hypo that was. But we now have a new HR person who is now going to be located at my site. I have now been told that somebody is going to come and see me to do an...

Hello, I have just changed to a new consultant and he has just posted out a letter with my HbA1c in it, but I can't tell it means it is at 8.5 or 10.9? please see below HbA1c – (IFCC) 69 mmol/mol (DCCT) 8.5% (eAG) 10.9 mmol/L Thanks for the help Guy

Hello, Well thank you very much for the welcome. I guess I only saw some of the older post as I knew alot of the other stuff so was just looking at product reviews. I will have a good look around and comment on some other posts Thanks

Medical bracelet Hello, I am wanting to get a medical bracelet and have seen the Icegem and medical-identity stuff but find the prices a bit more than I want to pay, although the designs are nice and I guess people will say that you get what you pay for. Although I have seen a cheaper nice...