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    How Many Times to Test per Day

    7 plus one or two times during the night... and if you feel unwell or hypo
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    Unconcious after hypo

    what bg are you going to bed on... you should be at least over 8
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    Free Meter

    Abbotts giving out free meters......... just sign up.... http://www.abbottdiabetescare.co.uk/free-meter-signup
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    Test Strips

    if there past the use by date the meter wont let you use them anyway... :mrgreen: and make sure you wash your hands before you test or the readings will be higher than it should be
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    Just getting sick of it now....

    Hi .. Ollie..so your sick of diabetes.join the club. but its up to you to make it work as theres no getting away from it. unfortunately .we all have bad days weeks years sometimes..if these people who are not your friends think your a freak.thats up to them..i bet your friends don't. that's why...
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    Coenzyme Q10

    Is anyone with type 1 taking this. and has it had any affect on your bg levels... :P
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    Test values

    so 2 hours after a meal no more than 9. so pardon me for being thick but ....novorapid takes 4 to 5 hours to work, bg levels are still going to drop for another 3 hours..you either have some more to eat or go hypo..am i right in thinking this :?:
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    Test values

    For people with diabetes, keeping blood sugar in the 70mg/dL – 150 mg/dL range is considered safe before a meal. Around two hours after a meal, people with diabetes should aim to have under 200 mg/dL in their blood. can someone tell me if this is correct. as i was told that 2 hours after a...
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    Slurred speech

    Dry mouth ..Check for thrush in your mouth..
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    borderline creatinine?

    Take a look here.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creatinine something to do with kidneys
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    Disposing of solostar pens

    You can now put them in household waste...just as long as there is no insulin in them. this is what the doctors told me when i asked them for a bigger sharps bin.
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    Accu Chek Aviva

    Have you used the control solution on your meter..i have used both types of strips and seen no difference.the control solution has to be used at least once a month......
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    Tea and Milk

    it depends on how much sugar you put in it.... :roll:
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    T1 taking Magnesium

    Has anyone been taking Magnesium and seen any benefits ...
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    Hampshire workmen paint white lines around dead badger

    Workmen painting white lines on a road left a gap for a dead badger because they said it was not their responsibility to move it. The animal had been killed about a week before on the A338 near Downton, on the Hampshire-Wiltshire border. Hampshire County Council said the workers did what they...
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    CO Enzyme Q10

    I take statins and have been told that CQ10 is not to be taken by diabetics as it upsets the blood sugar levels...
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    Test strip issues.............

    But why are the test strips so expensive in the first place.. when the meters are as cheap as chips :roll:
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    New sky prices from 1st september

    Old Price before 1st September 2010 1 pack £18 extra pack £1 extra (6 packs £23) sky sports 1 £9 sky sports 2 £9 sky sports pack £18 sky movies 1 £8 sky movies 2 £8 sky movies pack £16 espn £9 (with sky sports pack) espn £12 (without sky sports pack) multiroom £10 HD pack £10 sky movies box...
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    Test strip issues.............

    just had my hands smacked for testing tooooooo much..have been told to only do 5 a day. so 100 for the month sounds about right as its all about cost,at 27.99 for a box of 50 and some packs of 10 come in at 34.99 for some meters. looks like most of use ,if we want anymore will be on ebay for...
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    how rude is your GP is so upset with the way I was treated

    Re: how rude is your GP is so upset with the way I was treat That really disgusting how you have been treated. make him eat his stethoscope or even better tell him to stick it where the sun don't shine .. then get yourself a better doc :mrgreen: :lol: