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Stepha

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Hi,

I'm a bit unclear about how blood glucose self monitoring works in the UK. If you could take a moment to tell me two things, that'd be great:
1) Can you get a blood glucose meter as a type 2 diabetic, without being on insulin?
2) When you get a blood glucose monitor, does your doctor/diabetes advisor tell you what your target range is?

Thanks!

Stephanie
 
Thanks, Agindust. Do you know if your range is standard or if it was set up for you in particular?
 
I was given a meter by my old GP about five years ago, a year and a half ago, I was given one by a specialist diabetic nurse and the target I was given was to aim for a BG of under 10, I was on 3 different diabetic medications, plus a lot of others for other conditions including a biological treatment for arthritis, which can make me prone to infections, so I've been encouraged to test several times a day.

I've never been on insulin, and have always been given meters and test strips to test my BG.
 
Stepha said:
Thanks, Agindust. Do you know if your range is standard or if it was set up for you in particular?
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Hi stepha,

You should ask your GP or DN what they think is a realistic number for you, and also what your hba1c number is and where you are in terms of expectations.

My DN is happy if my haba1c is between 50-60 my last 3 have been 41,47 and recently 52 although my next one should easily be in the 40s.
 
@Stepha Do you havevdiabetes yourself? You mention research: who is this research for?
 
azure said:
@Stepha Do you havevdiabetes yourself? You mention research: who is this research for?
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Hi Azure,
I work for a firm that tests medical devices and sometimes we test diabetes tools, like blood sugar meters. To really understand if a device is good, we need to know who the users are going to be. Part of that is understanding how things work in different regions. And figuring *that* out is part of my job. So to answer your question, no, I don't have diabetes myself, but we work to make devices better for all sorts of users.
 

Thanks, Stepha
 

1. Practice and regional variances. I got one even as a non medicated T2 - just diet and also a prescription for strips and lancet. But I think I am rare

2. FBG: 4-7 +2 hours after meal, max of 9




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nothing from my DN so bought my own after reading on this forum how essential monitoring levels was.
As far as levels go - as low as possible.. I try to keep under 7 most of the time by diet control and fasting.
 
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