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My wife had been diagnosed Type 2 for more than 10 years before any real testing was done by the GP practice. It was only due to purchasing some bathroom scales at the chemist one day and trying to get a refund and only getting a credit note that we purchased a testing machine. You get 10 free...

And surprisingly GPs and Consultants in some places are still saying that "exercise is the BEST way to lose weight" in the face of research that proves otherwise. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-jonny- ... 77630.html Exercise may well be good for some folks but when you end up hungry, tired...

Its been said that high insulin levels in the blood causes hunger, is there a test for high insulin?

My wife has nerve damage to her feet and also stage 3A renal failure as a result of a) Being taken off Avandia (because it cost too much) and b) No effective medication until Byetta and its derivatives became available. This meant that her sugar levels were "off the meter" at 33+ for about 2...

Yes the leaflet (2 pages sent out of 117 page document - like they think they will pull the wool over our eyes) says "only those on insulin" but the document itself recommends "those on Exenatide [INJ] and Gliclazide" should test also. The point being is they sent this to a patient on the...

Just received a letter from GP surgery quoting Hertfordshire NHS Guidance on HBGM The full guidance is here http://www.hertschs.nhs.uk/Library/Adul ... _FINAL.pdf but they don't give you a link to it! Instead they say that "widespread research at national health guidelines..." and "not...

Recently moved from Scotland to England and found that the GP surgery were unwilling to fulfil a prescription for test strips even though it was quite plainly recommended by a consultant as my wife is on Victoza injections as well as Gliclazide and Metformin tablets and also has renal impairment...

There is an interesting points calculator here http://www.bupa.co.uk/health_informatio ... lctest.asp Note that the girls don't need to drink as much as the boys, well that's what it implies to my way of thinking, although maybe I drank too much.... ian

http://www.abbott.co.in/optium2.htm I think Roche quote +- 5% as well, I will find the spec for the test strips somewhere. But as I noted above, you can't really test this at home, you need laboratory conditions and equipment and tight controls on the samples. ian

Having a "calibrated" meter does not mean the same as an accurate meter, it just means the errors are within limits. With this in mind it may be that all the meters and all the readings are "accurate" within the calibrated limits for each type of meter and test strip. With things such as...

Thinking about this there could also be the possibility that putting the same sample, ie a finger with a blob of blood, to several different types of test strip could actually contaminate the blood, after all they do state a fresh sample is required for each test. We have always had the Accu...

Most home testing kits should yield an accuracy of within +/- 5% of the actual value (1). The problem is that without expensive laboratory equipment that is calibrated you will never know what the "real" value is/was for a particular sample. Many meters require you to "calibrate" them using...

Re: Anyone use Byetta? I didn't think Byetta was licensed for use with Insulin? Do you think the combination is working? Has it reduced your high bm at all? Its good to hear its not making you sick, and I wish you success with the weight loss, it can be very difficult. ian

Re: Anyone use Byetta? it can take a while to get the nausea under control, my wife found a couple of Crackerbread (buttered) straight after the injection was just right, then eat proper meal 4-6 hours later. Normal tea/coffee/fluids. Also she spaces hers 6 hours apart then 18 hours...

Re: Anyone use Byetta? I would go for it Soosi, the weight loss alone makes it worth while, I know myself what a pain that can be having packed in smoking. My wife lost 2 1/2 stone over 9 months on Byetta 5ug x2 daily. She eats a virtually normal diet apart from watching for excessive sugars...

Re: Anyone use Byetta? Dont know were CHM/MHRA/NICE are on this one but the SMC reviewed Exenatide on its last full submission from Eli Lilly and the results are here:- http://tiny.cc/exenatide_smc_review It mentions insulin but does not actually say its licensed for use WITH insulin here in...

Re: Anyone use Byetta? uh oh, sounds like another cost saving exercise from the Dept ian

Re: Anyone use Byetta? Less danger of a Hypo but be careful if on Gliclazide as well. ian :D

Re: Anyone use Byetta? i dont know the rules regarding driving licensces maybe ask dvla directly but point out its not insulin ian

Re: Anyone use Byetta? I am just guessing here, I am not a doctor, but as in my wifes case her body cant do anything with Insulin, even nearly 100U per day has no effect (or not the desired effects) so its as if she has NO insulin like Ponty above. The Byetta had only marginal effects at...