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  1. mikegresty

    struggling to buy blood tester

    in 30 years I have only ever bought two as I have found that by e mailing company's such as Bayer and contour to name a few and explaining your need and approximate required useage most often results in them giving you a meter for free. I was recently given a gm lx sensor + meter for free which...
  2. mikegresty

    advice for dealing with night hypos

    if you suffer many overnight hypos here's a helpful tip I heard from an old people's home in the USA . To prevent overnight hypos the home in question gives each diabetic resident a spoonful of peanut butter before bedtime a method I have to say has proven to be very successful in preventing a...
  3. mikegresty

    Alcohol and diabetes

    I've been diabetic now since I was 14 (30 years) and to be frank through a foolish childhood I learnt the lesson regarding alcohol to the extremes. firstly avoiding drink is not necessary but safeguards must be taken. 1, if you drink any alcohol accompany it with food (carbs), as alcohol pushes...