lancet

Hello There! As per title... I'm looking for the brand that has the cheapest strips to buy in the UK... Also, how much I should expect to pay for a machine? I don't have diabetes but my weight and food choices are heading me to that direction, hence I now decided to take better care of my health...

I'm LADA (often calles as SPIDDM in Japan) for two years. Recently I read the book, "Diabetes Solution - The Complete Guide to Achieving Normal Blood Sugars" by Dr. Bernstein. He introduces the way to measure blood sugar (Mr. Ron Raab invented) in this book as follows: "....you need not...

Recently purchased a glucose testing m/c, - for the first time. Want to order more lancets and see that they come in several different gauges - 28,30,32 etc. I cannot find any reference as to what the difference is. Do the lower numbers draw more blood, or is it the higher numbers ?? Any...

Hello, the accu check mobile device we bought for our grandparents does not release a Lancet, the button to release on the right hand side of the device is already fully pressed down. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks

Hello, I was wondering if anyone knew about the safety of an old lancet pricking a finger? I recently was clearing under my bed and grabbed a small pile of rubbish, inside was an old used lancet (my own use) which could have been there for months. I drew a tiny bit of blood when I squeezed my...

Hello! I have a testate kit which I got free online from diabetes.Co.uk. it was quite a bit ago now. I have lost my pricker and do not carry any others. Does anyone know where I can a quote just a pricker? Or find a pricker for my machine? It is not from the NHS so no idea how to get one without...

Hi I use an Accu-chek Performa meter, & I've only just realised that the manufacturer recommends a fresh lancet per test. (I know, I know... I must be a slow learner... Sigh.) I have twisted the lancet thing (to get a new lancet) only about once every couple of weeks (or more). (I'm testing...

I haven't been too worried about blood testing because I wear a Libre sensor and do it infrequently But I am soon to give that up and move to traditional finger prick testing. The problems I have is I have a great deal of trouble getting even a single drop of blood let alone two. Are there...

Hi all, May seem like a strange question, but my trusty accucheck lancet broke the other day (boo!) and as I am a New Zealander living in London, I have no idea where to get a new one? Can come Brits out there help me! Thanks, M x

hello, I've been a type 1 diabetic for about 6 years now and through out those years i have come across certain situations that i found to be a bit annoying that you wouldn't have thought would be a problem when you became diagnosed such as thinking about different types of jobs that would...

Good afternoon everyone, I would really appreciate some advice from 'experienced' type 1s who have had the same problem as me! I was diagnosed with Type 1 in February, since then my blood glucose control has generally been very good. Just recently I have been experiencing random post-meal...

I was diagnosed a few weeks ago with Type 2. The nurse gave me one of the TrueYou meters so I could home test. I decided to buy an Accu-Chek Mobile machine as it's totally self contained and doesn't involve carrying around used lancets and test strips. I just requested a refill prescription...

Hi there, Hope everyone had a lovely Easter. Does anyone have any tips for preventing hard skin build up on finger tips from blood sugar monitoring? I moisturise my hands like a demon but it doesn't seem to make a huge amount of difference. Just thought there may be some sneaky things I...