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This is very similar to what one of the consultants I have seen told me. He said that 'recent research' had suggested that more damage is done by daily swings in blood sugar readings than just by a high HBA1C number. My 6.2 was 'very good', but the generally flat readings were of much more...

The packets of test strips say they can be disposed of in the bin. I am a teacher at a primary school, so with similar concerns I use a sharps bin at school, which they dispose of when it gets full. At home I generally use the bin. However, I do use an optium meter, which has individually...

41 days and counting - diagnosed, while on holiday in Latvia, on July 15th this year at the age of 38. Slotting back into the NHS has been interesting - they seem to get confused when patients do not arrive by the usual route. However, I received a good basic training in injections and carb...