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Sorry, another thread hijacker .. :-) A few questions: Can you use the G5 with any Android phone? - especially with the xDrip+ app? Do you need to have the official app to activate the sensor/transmitter? Can the transmitter be put to "sleep" for a few weeks and the "woken up" again? (i.e...

@Shannon27 @slip Here's the user manual for the Glimp app - it answers some of your questions on how it works: http://www.deebee.it/?p=1411

Regarding re-calibration, the Glimp app used on the phones/tablets can "recalibrate" the readings/graph. When you enter the results of the prick tests, Glimp will "recalibrate" the graph according to the prick test results. Glimp will not make changes to the sensor. I don't think the Abbott's...

Does sausages cause a similar rise in your bs?

Could it be the sweet smell/fumes of the cooking/baking of sugary foods causing the body to react?

I use a Sony Xperia Z1 along with Glimp app (for reading values - not starting the sensor). Abbott's app will not run on my phone.

Drinking alcohol can drop your BG levels. Happens to me when I drink a glass of red wine. Not too sure how gliclazide actually works, but if it is like metformin, then the effect of taking/dropping the medication takes time to kick in / drop off (from a few days to several days). Someone else...

Google often gives you some nutrition info on various food ... simply type in the name of the food Results are displayed on the right-hand side of the search results ... if no nutrition details are displayed, add the word "nutrition" to the keyword search.

Does many things ... main role is to tell the liver to reduce amount of glucose it produces. In some cases some weight loss, may help with reducing fat around liver and some organs.

@gardener612 "BluCon for FreeStyle Libre" >> https://www.ambrosiasys.com/

Ask for a breakdown of the cholesterol figures - trigs/hdl/ldl/etc. Then the various ratios can be checked.

@CDudley - How much potassium does the tablet you refer to? Which brand is it? AFAIK, most potassium tablets are usually limited to 99mg of potassium per tablet. So, you would need to take 45 tablets to reach your RDA. There are some tablets that have 200mg of potassium. You could ask the...

There is about 5-8 grams of carbs per lemon. If you cut the lemon into 6 slices, it is about 1 gram of carbs per slice. BTW, you'd be having 8.5% of your recommended daily Vitamin C (per slice).

You could try avocado - has more potassium and less carbs versus banana (gram for gram). Also, avocado has lots of good fats. See this for comparison between avocado and banana: http://skipthepie.org/fruits-and-fruit-juices/avocados-raw-all-commercial-varieties/compared-to/bananas-raw/

Be aware that testing two different fingers can give you different results. Sometimes they're similar, sometimes they quite different. If they're quite different, check that the fingers clean and warm.

My trigs/HDL ratio is 0.5 (0.8 / 1.6). LDL is 3.7 at the moment. A big improvement from 6 months ago, when the ratio of trigs/HDL was 2.4. A big change in what I eat and drink (low carbs) caused the improvements.

Would a very low fasting triglycerides reading (<0.5) along with a "high" LDL reading (>4.0) be of any concern?

A similar scheme is available in Ireland - search for "Your guide to the Long-Term Illness Scheme" on the hse.ie website. Note: You can get some other medication free for conditions that are not listed on the LTIS page, if the medical condition is somewhat related to the listed condition(s) -...

A couple of questions in relation to Metformin: How long does it take for the effects of Metformin to wear off when you stop taking it? How long does it take for the effects of Metformin to kick in when you start taking it?

Thanks for all the helpful and interesting replies.