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    New tester, big difference in readings

    Hi, I was using an Optium Xceed tester, I have been given by my doctor a new tester which is a GlucoRx Nexus. I have a few old test strips left and I thought I would compare the results. Using same drop of blood I got the following results: My old Optium Xceed = 11 My new GlucoRx Nexus =...
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    Humalog and so on

    Hi all, I have been on Novamix for about a year now, i take it 2 times a day. THe problem I get with it is if I do overeat it is not poss to do anything about it, so I am wondering, will my doc give me something like Humalog to go with it? so if I eat and my sugar is high after 2 hours or so I...
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    Lost control a bit Oo

    I posted a few days ago about how I had some problem where I had to eat like a horse to keep my sugar up oneday after something went wrong.. Well ever since then, I have been over paranoid... I used to have ok control (been type 1 for a year and was right on the money on my bbc1 test or what...
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    How often do you test your blood?

    I was about 8 to 10 times but my doc said to only test 2 times, i cant only test 2 times thats stupid, i drive and there is no way im driving anywhere without testing before so thats 2 right there (in and out of work) then i need to test before bed, and during the day... are they mad?
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    wow what was that all about!

    Only been type 1 a year now, had my HbA1c which was 6.5 or 7.5 i cant remember, but they said it is right where it should (they where impressed anyways haha) Last night I had my normal carbs with my normal shot (25 of novamix 30) which will always get my blood down to about 9 a couple of hours...
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    1st jab

    Hi! just had my very 1st jab about 5mins ago, bs was 18.8, will be interesting to see how it drops, ill check again in an hour or so. Exciting in a way, for the single reason i now know nothing bad is going to happen and I will start to feel ok again (I have started to look ill, at work i even...
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    No needle injections

    Keeping it short, Anyone used those startrek style injectors? are they on the NHS?
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    What a weekend!

    Hi, Over last few weeks I have been drinking lots of water, and over last few months I lost a bit of weight, so i did a home test after fasting on Saturday morning, came up 15.8, did it again this morning, 15.6, so decided to go to the drop in doctor who did another test and same result, before...