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  1. KELI

    Wnat BG meter do you use and why?

    There's two iphone meters, the iBGStar and the Dario. The iBGStar connects to the charger socket, the Dario connects to the earphone socket. The iBGStar work with the iPhone 4 30pin socket. The Dario will work with any iPhone. The iBGStar can be used as a stand alone meter. The Dario has to be...
  2. KELI

    Amazing offer???

    Been a type 2 since 2005 and there's always new foods to try and test. I decided to get alcohol free wine last week to be sociable around friends. 2 glasses later and high readings for me... No more pretend wine for me! Oh well back to the proper stuff ;D, just 1 glass though! Sent from the...
  3. KELI

    Amazing offer???

    I've looked on websites that supply the medical industry, they sell them for roughly half the price we have to pay! The one I'd looked at was contour test strips (my previous meter), sold within the industry for £9 and to the consumer for £26 a box of 50 give or take a few pence! My husband gets...
  4. KELI

    Amazing offer???

    I'm type 2 diet controlled, used to be able to get test strips and lancets but over the years they have got less and less and for the past five years have not been able to get them on prescription. If I didn't test, I wouldn't still be diet controlled! Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
  5. KELI

    Wnat BG meter do you use and why?

    I've just got a Dario smart bg meter, it works on the iPhone 5/5s amongst other phones as it plugs into the earphone socket. I've only had mine a couple of weeks but really like it. It uses a tiny spot of blood. They've only just been released in the uk. I had mine preordered. I have to pay for...
  6. KELI

    Wnat BG meter do you use and why?

    Hi, you will need the apple adapter to plug into the iPhone 5s, it's the lightening/30pin adapter. They are roughly £25 from any Apple supplier.
  7. KELI

    My parents won't listen to me about low carb

    Couldn't say what your thyroid or cholesterol readings mean but your hba1c could do with being a little lower if you can reduce it. It's generally recommended that you try to keep your hba1c below 6% (42mmol) I think. Slow and steady changes you can make and stick to tend to work best. I try to...
  8. KELI

    My parents won't listen to me about low carb

    Fage fat free or their full fat Greek yogurt are good alternatives to other yogurts which are low fat but loaded with sugar. As for your parents, Try suggesting certain foods which would be better for you, lower in sugar therefore helping to reduce your blood sugar levels etc, go shopping with...
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