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    Hba1c levels

    This is very similar to what one of the consultants I have seen told me. He said that 'recent research' had suggested that more damage is done by daily swings in blood sugar readings than just by a high HBA1C number. My 6.2 was 'very good', but the generally flat readings were of much more...
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    Disposal of used test strips

    The packets of test strips say they can be disposed of in the bin. I am a teacher at a primary school, so with similar concerns I use a sharps bin at school, which they dispose of when it gets full. At home I generally use the bin. However, I do use an optium meter, which has individually...
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    How long has it been?

    41 days and counting - diagnosed, while on holiday in Latvia, on July 15th this year at the age of 38. Slotting back into the NHS has been interesting - they seem to get confused when patients do not arrive by the usual route. However, I received a good basic training in injections and carb...