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    FREESTYLE LIBRE ON SALE!!!!

    I have to say I am personally extremely disappointed with Abbott, although their customer support is great when you can get hold of them. They have so far replaced two sensors for me without issues and for that I can't fault them. However, a product needs to be fit for purpose. I have applied...
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    Retinopathy Exam - Eye drops put in before regular eye test.

    Has anyone else had this happen? Does anyone know whether it's clinically appropriate to do this? I went to a high street optician for my annual retinopathy eye examination and unlike every other time I've ever had it done (five or six now), the ophthalmologist put the drops which were to...
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    IBGSTAR READING

    I've had no ends of trouble with the iBGStar. For me at least it's been next to useless. I've sent one back to the manufacturer who could find nothing wrong. If there's too much blood it doesn't work, if there's not enough blood, it doesn't work. It's probably the worst meter I've ever used. I'd...
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    huge conflict with dietician

    Like Chris lowe, both my dsn and gp seem to ignore me when I mention my 'low carb' diet. I think they're more focused on my hba1c coming down from 7.5% to 5% over the last 12 months (not to mention loosing over three stone). By taking the nutritionists advice, I just got heavier and heavier and...
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    Conversion Formula

    if you have an iPhone/ iPad / iPod Touch then you might want to look at the thread discussing apps for them. There is at least one there which will do what you want. viewtopic.php?f=5&t=17644&p=186121#p186121
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    iPhone, Android and Blackberry diabetes apps

    iPhone-Android-Blackberry Phone apps I have written a free iPhone / iPad / iPod touch application called simply "HbA1c" which does this. The app is completely free to download and use. The app converts your HbA1c level (either DCCT Percentage or IFCC mmol/mol) to estimated average blood...