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    What meter/monitor do you use?

    I use a One Touch Verio IQ, I must say it's very good but charging it up is a bit of a pain sometimes, especially when your out. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    Diabetic Friendly take-away

    My diet is so boring because I fear my BS rising, this is due to OCD. All I eat is during the week is porridge, soup, fruit and chicken, veg and steamed rice. My treat on a weekend is an omelette lol Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    ketone strips vs blood monitor

    I agree with iHs, I've been told your daily basal and bosal insulin amounts need to be virtually 50/50 for you to have stable BG readings. I only found this out a couple of months ago after consulting my Diabetic Nurse. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    Low Carb Success

    Well done LesleyAnne, great job x Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    how high and how low have you been?

    My highest level, which was when I was first diagnosed was 28 and my lowest has been 1.9 and I've quite a few hypos too, it's a good job I know when I'm low, pity my body couldn't tell me when I was really high too lol Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
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    Introduce Yourself: Answer Some Personal Questions

    Hi all, my names Laura, I'm 32 and I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2006 (although I had it before then apparently). I've had a tough time with diabetes, what with Ulcers, a broken foot due to Charcot and general illness. This all changed last year in April, I was given a stark...
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    Anyone else get down about highs?

    I feel exactly the same about high numbers, my sugar was really bad last April, so bad in fact my Diabetic nurse told me I wouldn't live to see 50. Back then my sugar was always between 12 and 17 and when she gave me a stark realisation of what was happening I immediately changed my diet by...
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