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    Blood Sugar Monitors

    Hi Thanx for your reply yes, recently opened a new pot which is kept in the pouch they kit came in.
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    Blood Sugar Monitors

    Hi Geoff , Thanx will look into that! (It's worth a go).
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    Blood Sugar Monitors

    Hi Hi, No don't have any solution (was given monitor by diabetic nurse in a pouch where it stays until use it) and have recently opened a new pack.
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    Blood Sugar Monitors

    Hi, How long does a monitor last? I have a contour ts monitor, I have had for a few years now, but recently noticed that I got: 7.53am fasting reading of 12.2 8.35am did a retest of 11.9 9.40am before breakfast of 17.5 9.52am retest and it shot up to 28.2 all before had anything to eat with...
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    confused diabetic - Type 2

    Hi Indy, Thank You for your reply and link you have just sent me. I have just had a quick read of the information in the link so Thank You so much it has given me an idea of some of the things I can and can't eat. As a gluten intolerant type 2 diabetic I'm finding it hard to find foods I can eat...
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    confused diabetic - Type 2

    Hi Jay-Marc I had Gluten free spaghetti bog with a bit of cheddar cheese grated on top
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    confused diabetic - Type 2

    Hi I'm type 2 diabetic diagnosed in May this year and I'm on metformin 2 x 500gm with evening meal. I finished my meal at 7.50 pm took my tablets straight after. I took my blood sugars before I ate and they were. 22.3 Took them again at 9pm and they were. 18.3...
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    Type 2 Confused Diabetic

    Hi Guys Thanx for help will have a read of links and hope I can make some sense of it all x
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    Type 2 Confused Diabetic

    I was diagnosed in may as a type 2 diabetic with very high blood sugars, I'm also gluten intolerant and don't have a clue to where to start as to what to and what not to eat? Also I've just bought a SD Codefree monitor. Do I need to eat at same time for each meal every day e.g. 7am etc... (have...
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    New member and need advice about bg testing

    Thanx for all your replies. I've just ordered my meter should be here tomorrow (hopefully) not looking forward to the pricking the finger part but I'll see how it goes! Helllpppp needle phobia
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    New member and need advice about bg testing

    Thank You all for your replies. Totally new to all this! Any recommendations on the best monitor my blood glucose please? Thank You once again x
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    New member and need advice about bg testing

    Hi all, I have just found out I'm type 2 diabetic (still in total shock, as was last thing I expected), I have been put on 500mg Sukkarto SR (Metformin) I would like to know if I should be self testing my blood sugars and if so how many times a day? Any advice would be appreciated...
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