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    Advised against Blood glucose meter

    AARRRGGG! when will they learn? I was diagnosed in 1971 and put on tablets. As I was very active I GOT HYPOs. Later put on insulin. The hospital couldn't believe I already knew about hypos. A few years later I wrote a letter to the Balance mag in response to a lady's cry for help about her...
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    Poll - side effects from statins?

    I was put on 40mg atorvastatin. No warnings about side effects were given and no follow up. After 18 months I began to suffer from muscle pains and found out by my own research that the statin might be the cause. Then I developed polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). This is a severe muscle...
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    Accu-Check Mobile problems

    Used one for years with no problem. Then, since January 2015 had many errors: cassette needs replacing; insufficient blood when I opened the slider; meter error (common). Customer service told me to clean it. Did this twice but still errors, so they replaced the meter. New one continues to...