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I had to lend my older freestyle libre reader to someone, as their reader did not work. now i need to remove their readings from the reader. we used their windows software to produce a report pdf. thanks all

got a new reader (NOT the app) and it would not register the sensor. on the third call to the company he said it was probably because we had an old switched off reader! the old reader is in another room and not been used in at least a year. his theory was that the old reader is probably giving...

About a third of the libre devices have faulty readings of about 3 for the first day or so. Are the dextron g6 devices any better? Any others available? Thanks

Patient in her 70s has always been slim. A1c is now 6.1 Either type 2 or pre diabetic? On mostly low carb diet. Follows jenny ruhl books When should metformin start? Thanks all

I take metformin during the day and13units of insulin at night. All is well for years, happily following jennys book. Never been over weight. In spring i found i was 183 lbs and decided to lose 15 pounds. Now have done so. But shortly after a breakfast of 1 and a half low carb toast, 3 large...

i have taken APO brand for years, but it probably no longer will be made. suggestions? here is what is available locally thanks all APO 500 mg Each white, round, biconvex, scored, film-coated tablet, scored, engraved "M" over "500" on one side and "APO" on the other side, contains metformin...

we are considering a slightly new diet. we know that the numbers one hour and 2 hour after a meal are important (ala Jenny Ruhl) but if the number before the meal is a tad on the high side then the after meal numbers have to be high. 6.7, 6.4, 7.3. before , 1 hr, 2hr. the 7.3 is a tad high for...

As the freestyle Insulinx data comes out as 2 days on a sheet and the rest blank….I considered going back to Onetouch verio or ultra 2. Used to be I had software on the windows 7 that would get the data from the device (without internet) and I could put it into a spreadsheet. Worked very well...

In JRs book low carb problems solved problem low energy it reads in part... All most people need to do is to raise their carbohydrate level enough that their diet stops being ketogenic. An intake level only slightly over 100 g of carbs a day will usually do this. Stick with this diet for a...

Lantus insulin split I am considering increasing my evening lantus to get lower numbers in the morning. I read that some type 2 diabetics split the dose, half at night and half in the morning. How does that help? What are the benefits? Thanks all

eating low carb to keep the numbers down and 3x500 metformin and taking 16 units of insulin at night... what number should i aim for in the mornings? does it even matter? i think the insulin makes a difference, but the time i measure it, say 6am or 8am makes a huge difference! And in the jenny...

what is it supposed to do? does it cause weight gain? thanks all

after using the freestyle neo of nearly a year, i see that the strips are expiring. why do they expire? so i bought new ones. with seconds i had tested both the new and the old and got very different numbers. is this normal? do other brands do this? old 5.7 and 5.6 new 6.8 and...

does anybody else take Sitagliptin instead of metformin? thanks all

as metformin can greatly reduce ones important B12.... is there a good alternative? thanks all

As i have been very tired for a few months... blood test shows low B12. doc says eat a B12 diet. I am on the low carb - meat and green veg diet - great for B12. Now i learn that old plus history of metformin can mean low absorption of B12. so pills are not such a good idea. will try shots -...