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The low reading meter was an Abbott Freestyle Lite, but this would mean I was often reading under 4. The other meter a Gluco RX Nexus would read 8. Think I'll stick with the higher reading as I felt too well for an under 4 reading. After all they are only a guide. Although we rely on them for...

It's a little misleading. In hospital the diabetic nurse said I was type 1 because my pancreas was not working at all but, I was also told that as I was type 2 to begin with then you cannot change from a type 2 to a 1. You become a type 2 on insulin. There is research out there that shows you...

I was recently given a new glucose meter by my practice nurse as she didn't like the one I had from the hospital. As an experiment I tested my blood with both monitors at the same time. I was expecting the same or very similar results, but to my amazement my first monitor read 11.3 and the...

Hi, I am currently recovering from a one off bout of severe acute pancreatitis. Whilst I was very ill ,on diagnosis of pancreatitis, I was put on insulin. I was formerly on metformin but as my pancreas had completely lost all function and my blood sugars climbed it became apparent that the...