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Blood sugar levels monitoring

You can always tell a liver dump when urine come out as a crystal clear lime colour. Then bg level head down after that
 
sunnybouy77 said:
You can always tell a liver dump when urine come out as a crystal clear lime colour. Then bg level head down after that
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Well, never had that happen!
 
buffyiscool said:
Hi @sexy247 I am type 2. First thing I got when I went to see diabetic nurse after diagnosis was a blood glucose meter, a prescription for Gliclazide and a form which I had to sign for free prescriptions. You should ask your healthcare team about this as my understanding, which could be wrong, is that as long as you are a medically controlled diabetic then you qualify for free NHS prescriptions. Fill in the form send it off and if you qualify they'll send you a Medical Exemption Certificate (about the size of a credit card). This covers you for all your prescriptions, not just for diabetes meds. Regards.
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I think you will find that it`s down to your gp whether you get testing meter and strips or not, I don`t know for sure but I think it has to do with allocation of funds. You are more likely to get them if you are on gliclazide because there is more risk of hypo`s
 
Alexandra100 said:
I can't comment on the BCN, but I am using both the Codefree and the TEE2 and I find them pretty interchangeable. The Codefree is a nicer object than the TEE2 and its strips are cheaper, but the TEE2 offers many freebies (meter in case with 10 strips & 10 lancets + lancet gun, control fluid, and on request replacement batteries & control fluid, CD & cable for connecting to a computer). In addition, the TEE2 customer service is 100% better. For the Codefree you only get customer support in working hours, and when you ring you have to wade through a lengthy menu. For the TEE2 the telephone support is 24/7! and you get through instantly to a real human being. It's just a shame that because the Codefree strips are available in bulk they work out much cheaper. I suggest we all ring the TEE2 helpline and suggest they offer a similar deal.
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I've been looking at various meters and was wondering if anyone could shine a light on why the Accu-chek Performa strips are so much more expensive than the Tee2 and Codefree?
 
Sue192 said:
ve been looking at various meters and was wondering if anyone could shine a light on why the Accu-chek Performa strips are so much more expensive than the Tee2 and Codefree?
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Over the years they have outperformed other makers in independent tests that I have seen in terms of accuracy. I'm not sure if that is the still the case but they are a well known/well respected brand.

Even the NHS commisioning groups are starting to worry about their cost and there are so many more prescribed insulin with the large rise of type 2 in the population in the last 20 years. I would want the best quality and most suitable meters/strips for those at risk of hypos.

Although the Codefree and Tee2 are suitable for my needs now, they were not so popular 6 years ago and alot of people on the forum were not happy with the codefree when it initially became popular with people diagnosed with type 2 which has put me off. But after 6 years I know what to eat, mostly know when I'm above 8 or below 5 and test mainly for motivation or when I am changing things.
 
Alison Campbell said:
Over the years they have outperformed other makers in independent tests that I have seen in terms of accuracy. I'm not sure if that is the still the case but they are a well known/well respected brand.

Even the NHS commisioning groups are starting to worry about their cost and there are so many more prescribed insulin with the large rise of type 2 in the population in the last 20 years. I would want the best quality and most suitable meters/strips for those at risk of hypos.

Although the Codefree and Tee2 are suitable for my needs now, they were not so popular 6 years ago and alot of people on the forum were not happy with the codefree when it initially became popular with people diagnosed with type 2 which has put me off. But after 6 years I know what to eat, mostly know when I'm above 8 or below 5 and test mainly for motivation or when I am changing things.
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Thank you for your reply @Alison Campbell :) - perhaps the way forward is to get a Performa and then progress to a Codefree or Tee2 when, like you, you know what's what.
 
Sue192 said:
Thank you for your reply @Alison Campbell :) - perhaps the way forward is to get a Performa and then progress to a Codefree or Tee2 when, like you, you know what's what.
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Do you mean the other way round? Cheaper strips are great when you need to test a lot!

I test maybe 10 times a week and use the Contour next one meter. I buy cheap strips on ebay mostly from business sellers.
 
Alison Campbell said:
Do you mean the other way round? Cheaper strips are great when you need to test a lot!
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Er, very good point! I have rather less money than Bill Gates so that would make sense.... Thanks again! (Note to self: get brain in gear.....)
 
sunnybouy77 said:
You can always tell a liver dump when urine come out as a crystal clear lime colour. Then bg level head down after that
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That sounds like very dilute urine which I would take as the body possibly flushing sugar out rather than a liver dump. A liver dump would also increase rather than decrease BG
 
sunnybouy77 said:
You can always tell a liver dump when urine come out as a crystal clear lime colour. Then bg level head down after that
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Lime? Not sure about the liver dump bit, but my GP once told me (after a kidney infection, and never forgotten) that a pale straw Pinot Grigio was a sign of nice flushing-through rather than Sauternes, and definitely not Muscat. He must have been a blast at wine tastings.
 
Sue192 said:
Lime? Not sure about the liver dump bit, but my GP once told me (after a kidney infection, and never forgotten) that a pale straw Pinot Grigio was a sign of nice flushing-through rather than Sauternes, and definitely not Muscat. He must have been a blast at wine tastings.
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The question is was he just a bit of an alky or a closet pee drinker?
 
Clear green urine can mean excess vitamins are being flushed out, mainly the B vits and normally through over-supplementing. Or maybe he has an avocado bathroom suite. ;)
 
That could be true as I do take a load of vitamins including Co Q10 200 mg daily first thing in the morning
 
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