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OK, thanks for that. So I now know what dawn phenomenon is: I have a question or three. How long after waking up should I wait before a BG test? What if I have had one of my sleepless nights? What about weekends when I get up later? Ian.

I will bow to your superior knowledge. I do know that when the VAT Act came first into force, the VAT on anything that was able to be used as a part of something else was determined by the VAT that applied to the whole item. However, I was aware that many of the rules changed when we had the...

Others experience may vary, but the finger prick is just through the skin. Once the test is done, the blood flow stops within a minute or so and there is no evidence that a test has been carried out. There isn't even a pain site so unless I know exactly which bit I pricked, I am not able to...

I have been prescribed antibiotics fairly regularly for several years. I have a recuring abcess on the base of the rear most tooth on the lower jaw. It's location makes it difficult to treat by other methods. I therefore requires a jolt of penicillin every few months or so when it decides to...

Thanks for your response. I read your story with some relief for myself. What is this "Dawn Phenomenon" of which you speak? This seems to be another gap in the advice given. My nurse told me to test my blood as soon as I got up in the morning before I consumed anything. How long should I...

I have posted a few responses, but having discovered this introduction forum I should introduce myself. I was diagnosed as Type 2 just 4 weeks ago following a request for a blood test as most of my maternal family are diabetic (both T1 and T2). It seems that I have been diagnosed at a very...

I know many people who have a fear of needles, and I'm not over keen on them myself. The thing to remember is that the lancets used with you blood testing system are extremely sharp. This means that they enter the skin with very little effort, so little in fact that if you pick the right...

If you are diabetic, then blood glucose meters; the lancets; the test strips and indeed the battery are all exempt from VAT under group 12 of schedule 8 to the VAT Act 1994.

Hi folks, I'm new to this forum and new to diabetes having been diagnosed T2 just over a month ago. I seem to be luckier than most becasue my diabetes was picked up in a blood test before I had any symptoms (I had mentioned to my GP that virtually the whole of my mother's family was now...

I have just been diagnosed as Type 2 and I though others might interested in my experiences. This may be a bit long but in the light of the general theme of this discussion, it may be of great considerable interest. I was diagnosed just over a month ago and had my first diabetic consultation...