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hello again, being a relative newbie, i have been trawling through some of the existing threads and have come to the conclusion that i am quite naieve about the use of my monitor. my specialist doctor told me to vary when i test myself and always do it before food. the booklet he gave me spreads...

hi i retested this morning knowing my figures would be high as i had a choc fest last night. ( i was told "if i crave it then have it" but d'nurse prob didn't mean all the yummy champers truffles i had). anyways suffice to say they were as follows: 11.9 12.5 11.8 13.2 13.1 12.4 11.1 11.9 my...

hi, on saturday i drew enough blood and tested three times from the same blob of blood all within seconds of each other. results 1) 10.4 2) 11.4 3)11.1 i gave up after three completely different readings thinking i could probably go on getting different ones all day. accucheck dosn't seem to...

If there is a difference of two between all of these sites then dosn't this make testing almost unreliable? i say almost as coming down from 24.4 to just over the higher range of normal in a couple of weeks has shown a difference. however to be two out of sync in just over a minute isn't exactly...

interesting link phoenix, thank you anyone know why this is the case? 20-30 mins difference is a lot, especially when you consider its but a few inches away. how on earth can it take that amount of time to circulate away from the forearm? it is absolutely amazing i think. :shock:

hi thirsty, i am not quite sure what you mean when you say i am already paying for somthing that politicians don't allow quacks to prescibe. if you are reffering to my nat ins contributions, well thats for the good of the masses and i'm ok with that anyway. if you were to go into a serious hypo...

these results would make sense as chronic alcoholism damages the renal system and one of the staple diets given by gp's is thiamine and b complex vitamins. the other benefit of thiamine is it will improve memory, wernickes encephalitis caused by drinking too much over a prolonged period results...

if its a case of paying £25 for 50 test strips, i would rather pay myself if my gp stopped prescribing. when i gave up smoking i personally chose to pay for my nrt as it cost far less per month for the lozenges than it cost me over a few days for packets of ciggies. ok one could argue that...

Hi, can anyone tell me why the fingers are the chosen site for drawing blood? surely blood from anywhere is the same. i know that the forearm is another site one can use, however d'nurse stated results are not so accurate there but she couldnt explain why. i am a bit puzzled by this as i wasn't...

Hi all, thank you all for such a positive response, i went to see the d' nurse today ( GOT TWO FOR THE PRICE OF ONE LOL). they tried with the standard stabby bits i had and ended up giving me a huge box of the single shot ones they use in hospitals ( UNISTIK 3 ). they have written to my gp to...

hi sue, thanks for such a quick response!! i only jab the sides of my fingers, i have never gone for the tips. the d nurse said i would lose sensation in my finger tips if i did that. i am blessed with warm hands anyway so i have no problem with them being cold. on average it takes me around...

hi, i have recently been diagnosed and as such decided to join the club lol. i dont know if anyone else experiences this, when i check my blood with the funky little machine, i have trouble donating enough blood. i have even put the needle on the deepest setting and it takes me several attempts...