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<blockquote data-quote="michaeldavid" data-source="post: 407993" data-attributes="member: 57211"><p>The more often one checks, the better.</p><p></p><p>I check mine umpteen times per day, and my control couldn't be better. (Though in part, that's on account of what I eat: quite a lot of rye bread, mostly with pear and apple spread, eaten steadily throughout the morning and into the late afternoon.)</p><p></p><p>To obtain the blood-sample, I never use those nasty spring-loaded gadgets - they're far too severe. I just gently jab my finger with a bare lancet - it's simpler, quicker, and gentler.</p><p></p><p>I also don't bother with a meter, most of the time. (I tend to use meter-read sticks only first thing in the morning and last thing at night.)</p><p></p><p>Instead, I mostly use visually read strips: Betachek Visual - which can be purchased here: <a href="http://www.betachek.com/uk/store" target="_blank">http://www.betachek.com/uk/store</a></p><p></p><p>They are on the UK Drug Tariff, but there is currently no UK supplier.</p><p></p><p>Each strip can be cut with scissors, so the cost per test is a few pence.</p><p></p><p>Because they're read visually, I find they give me FEELING for the state of things.</p><p></p><p>And feeling for one's condition is, I believe, especially important for a child with diabetes to develop.</p><p></p><p>If you buy two tubes, and keep the bulk of uncut strips in one of them, then your son can keep the other tube (containing a few striplets and a lancet) in his pocket.</p><p></p><p>Machines are fine, if they're needed. But why should anyone - especially a child - carry a meter around if it's not really needed?</p><p></p><p>If your son's blood-sugar is not well controlled, then the visually read strips will not be much use: for anything over 8mmol/l, they're won't give a clear reading.</p><p></p><p>But below 8mmol\l, they are really quite accurate. And the lower the blood-sugar, the more accurate the reading they give.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="michaeldavid, post: 407993, member: 57211"] The more often one checks, the better. I check mine umpteen times per day, and my control couldn't be better. (Though in part, that's on account of what I eat: quite a lot of rye bread, mostly with pear and apple spread, eaten steadily throughout the morning and into the late afternoon.) To obtain the blood-sample, I never use those nasty spring-loaded gadgets - they're far too severe. I just gently jab my finger with a bare lancet - it's simpler, quicker, and gentler. I also don't bother with a meter, most of the time. (I tend to use meter-read sticks only first thing in the morning and last thing at night.) Instead, I mostly use visually read strips: Betachek Visual - which can be purchased here: [url=http://www.betachek.com/uk/store]http://www.betachek.com/uk/store[/url] They are on the UK Drug Tariff, but there is currently no UK supplier. Each strip can be cut with scissors, so the cost per test is a few pence. Because they're read visually, I find they give me FEELING for the state of things. And feeling for one's condition is, I believe, especially important for a child with diabetes to develop. If you buy two tubes, and keep the bulk of uncut strips in one of them, then your son can keep the other tube (containing a few striplets and a lancet) in his pocket. Machines are fine, if they're needed. But why should anyone - especially a child - carry a meter around if it's not really needed? If your son's blood-sugar is not well controlled, then the visually read strips will not be much use: for anything over 8mmol/l, they're won't give a clear reading. But below 8mmol\l, they are really quite accurate. And the lower the blood-sugar, the more accurate the reading they give. [/QUOTE]
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