FREESTYLE LIBRE ON SALE!!!!

[rebusuk]

Yes I had one of those. We haven't got it so bad today, have we?

 

[robert72]

Yes I had one of those. We haven't got it so bad today, have we?

And then blood tests but still no decimal point accuracy

 

[rebusuk]

And then blood tests but still no decimal point accuracy
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My first blood test meter took 3 mins to give a reading. Drop blood on strip,wait 1min,blot strip and put in reader,wait 2 mins. Messy and unreliable.

 

[robert72]

My first blood test meter took 3 mins to give a reading. Drop blood on strip,wait 1min,blot strip and put in reader,wait 2 mins. Messy and unreliable.

Don't think I got a meter until the late 90s. It read those BM type of strips above and took a while, but probably more portable than yours.

 

[igmr]

I was diagnosed in 1983, My first meter was an Abbott that used strips wrapped in blue and silver foil. Came in packs of 50, 4 strips on a perforated tear sheet. Oh no, I've regressed with the Libre!

 

[iHs]

Gosh Robert. ......looks like you kept everything from the 60's. For years I kept my Everet Rocket Rand syringe and the bubble pack with instruction leaflet. I gave to my friend and its in a showcase now as a museum piece.

Have you got the Aimes grey plastic holder for thev Clinitest tabs with test tube and dropper to suck up urine from a jug?

I used Clinitest for about 3yrs znd then switched to Clinistix which were heaven

 

[iHs]

I'll see if I can hunt out a Gillette disposable needle lol

 

[rebusuk]

Gosh Robert. ......looks like you kept everything from the 60's. For years I kept my Everet Rocket Rand syringe and the bubble pack with instruction leaflet. I gave to my friend and its in a showcase now as a museum piece.

If felt like a museum piece when I was using the ruddy thing!!!!

 

[robert72]

Gosh Robert. ......looks like you kept everything from the 60's. For years I kept my Everet Rocket Rand syringe and the bubble pack with instruction leaflet. I gave to my friend and its in a showcase now as a museum piece.

Have you got the Aimes grey plastic holder for thev Clinitest tabs with test tube and dropper to suck up urine from a jug?

I used Clinitest for about 3yrs znd then switched to Clinistix which were heaven

I had a clear plastic holder for the test tubes like below. I only had clinistix for a few years and them BM sticks for blood
Don't have the clinitest stuff or syringe anymore, but I still have the first Accu-Chek meter from late 90s.

 

[iHs]

I only used it once a day - morning Allen & Hanbury Lente bovine so was just about tolerable

 

[iHs]

The grey plastic holder for the Clinitest tabs consisted of a moulded holder for test tube one side and dropper the other and tabsbin the middle. There must be a photo of it somewhere on the web

 

[robert72]

Found one

 

[rebusuk]

Found one
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Horrible messy things

 

[iHs]

TE="robert72, post: 684957, member: 42874"]Found one
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That's the one lol

 

[Emmotha]

Day 4 of third sensor and it's a bit sore. Has anyone else had this?

 

[CarbsRok]

Mine often went orange

And here's my first syringe - The Rand Rocket. Insulin was in U20, U40 and then U80 strength so there was a bit of maths to calculate the dose

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I've still got my syringe as well

 

[CarbsRok]

All those times watching the test tube bubble and praying for it to turn blue.

It was very easy to turn the test blue............ just add more water

 

[robert72]

Day 4 of third sensor and it's a bit sore. Has anyone else had this?

Sorry to hear that - I've not had any discomfort yet. Has it developed suddenly, or over the 4 days?

 

[logindetails]

Day 4 of third sensor and it's a bit sore. Has anyone else had this?

Where have you stuck this one - are you alternating arms?

 

[Emmotha]

Where have you stuck this one - are you alternating arms?

Yup I've gone from left to right now back to left. Maybe I slept on it funny?