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<blockquote data-quote="fleurtess" data-source="post: 904032" data-attributes="member: 106468"><p>I saw the specialist at the diabetic clinic today. I sort of got a little lecture and a WOW excellent results!! I am 68 and he said that at this age I should let my levels go up a little and relax the very tight grip I have on my diabetes. Apparently having levels running at 4.3mmol to 6 mmol is not a good idea and going to bed on 5mmol is a no no. Well, I don't know about this, I actually feel better when my levels are down at 5.what ever to 6 what ever than I do at 8 or 9mmol. But he is the specialist and I suppose I should at least give his words a try. He also told me that in England diabetics can buy bloodless testing kits which comprise of a patch and scanner. Apparently not in Scotland yet! I would go for this as my fingers are getting a bit worse for the finger pricking and I play the piano, so hate pricking my fingers. I am going to try to get this patch and scanner and go directly to NICE and badger them for it for all of us, and why not?</p><p>My overall long acting levels for the past 8 months has come in at 42 or 6 mmol, all he could at first say was fantastic, wonderful and the went on with the BUT and my age.......oh well, we will see how it goes, the only other good news is that I have lost more weight, another stone off.....wow!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fleurtess, post: 904032, member: 106468"] I saw the specialist at the diabetic clinic today. I sort of got a little lecture and a WOW excellent results!! I am 68 and he said that at this age I should let my levels go up a little and relax the very tight grip I have on my diabetes. Apparently having levels running at 4.3mmol to 6 mmol is not a good idea and going to bed on 5mmol is a no no. Well, I don't know about this, I actually feel better when my levels are down at 5.what ever to 6 what ever than I do at 8 or 9mmol. But he is the specialist and I suppose I should at least give his words a try. He also told me that in England diabetics can buy bloodless testing kits which comprise of a patch and scanner. Apparently not in Scotland yet! I would go for this as my fingers are getting a bit worse for the finger pricking and I play the piano, so hate pricking my fingers. I am going to try to get this patch and scanner and go directly to NICE and badger them for it for all of us, and why not? My overall long acting levels for the past 8 months has come in at 42 or 6 mmol, all he could at first say was fantastic, wonderful and the went on with the BUT and my age.......oh well, we will see how it goes, the only other good news is that I have lost more weight, another stone off.....wow!!! [/QUOTE]
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