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mylife Daily Dose

noblehead said:
Got a box of these from my pump nurse, they are so small and handy to have in your pump case rather than carrying around a pen:

http://www.mylife-diabetescare.co.uk/mylife-dailydose-overview.html
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I like the look of these
i will try for a free sample .anything small so i can keep down the baggage .
one of my big annoyance is the test stripe pots and the massive finger pricker.my BG monitor is the size of a match box but in its case with the pot and pricker it takes up a whole coat pocket
i hate this in the summer when i want to travel light.
 
caretaker said:
I like the look of these
i will try for a free sample .anything small so i can keep down the baggage .
one of my big annoyance is the test stripe pots and the massive finger pricker.my BG monitor is the size of a match box but in its case with the pot and pricker it takes up a whole coat pocket
i hate this in the summer when i want to travel light.
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Try getting hold of a rubber skin to put bg meter in. Yr DSN might have some. Just take 2 or 3 strips out of the teststrip tub and put in skin at side of meter. Use the lancet on its own instead of in a finger pricker
 
iHs said:
Try getting hold of a rubber skin to put bg meter in. Yr DSN might have some. Just take 2 or 3 strips out of the teststrip tub and put in skin at side of meter. Use the lancet on its own instead of in a finger pricker
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Never herd of rubber skin at first i thought this might be a joke
i'll do an internet search
Thanks
 
iHs said:
Try getting hold of a rubber skin to put bg meter in. Yr DSN might have some. Just take 2 or 3 strips out of the teststrip tub and put in skin at side of meter. Use the lancet on its own instead of in a finger pricker
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i did an internet search and all i found was mobile phone cases .Is this rubber skin specially for BG meters, whats if like.
 
caretaker said:
i did an internet search and all i found was mobile phone cases .Is this rubber skin specially for BG meters, whats if like.
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The skins are just like those that you can get for mobile phones and such, they can come in different colours, because they are made from rubber they do give meters/pumps some degree of protection from knocks and bumps.
 
A lot of the bg meter companies manufacture a rubber skin to go with specific models. They can be got hold of through a DSN so ask there or get on the phone and contact the bg meter company direct.
 
iHs said:
A lot of the bg meter companies manufacture a rubber skin to go with specific models. They can be got hold of through a DSN so ask there or get on the phone and contact the bg meter company direct.
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I just stick a good old plastic 'baggy' to my Contour meter :)
 
Ive got an Accu chek rubber skin for my Expert meter from the hospital DSN. I am almost sure that there were skins for the other bg meters.....Contour and OneTouch so it pays to ask.

This company from across the pond was manufacturing rubber skins for the Medtronic pump which could be personalised using an uplioaded photo. My friend got one using a photo of her cats. Sadly, they dont seem to make them anymore but Im sure they could if requested.

.skinit.com/device-skins/medical-skins
 
iHs said:
Ive got an Accu chek rubber skin for my Expert meter from the hospital DSN. I am almost sure that there were skins for the other bg meters.....Contour and OneTouch so it pays to ask.
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They definitely do a skin for the Contour USB meters.
 
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