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new machine accu chek aviva

mrs gimli

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
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Tablets (oral)
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Hi I've bought a cheap machine from asda and some strips and I now wonder how ofen and when to test and wow how expensive are the strips. Next hour will be spent trying to set it up he he
 
mrs gimli said:
Hi I've bought a cheap machine from asda and some strips and I now wonder how ofen and when to test and wow how expensive are the strips. Next hour will be spent trying to set it up he he
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I like my little nano and it is simple to use the only tip I would give you is to make sure that you have a large enough drop of blood before you apply the strip The strips can be bought on e-bay and I have had no problem with the ones I have bought this way The best way to test is to test before a meal and 2 hours after as this shows how your body is reacting to the foods that you have eaten You will soon get used to using your meter
CAROL
 
I have an accuchek aviva. It's a good little machine, but the strips are about £28 a pot from supermarket chemist, or around £15-20 a pot from eBay.
I persevered with it for a while, but it has now been relegated in favour of a Codefree monitor from Amazon as the strips are £7 a pot. I like to monitor three or four times a day, hence the need for a cheaper model.
 
Thank you I'm moving drs and hope they may give me on prescription .ever the optimist he he
 
When I asked about it I was told oh we don't do any of that stuff
 
My doctor's is adamant that type two shouldn't be testing themselves as Metformin controls your blood sugar!! One doctor in the team left to see but not holding out much hope anyway
 
There seem to be many type 2 whos GPs will not prescribe strips if on metformin only or diet only as "we dont need to test" piffle
CAROL
 

*Some* type 2's can get them on the NHS, it entirely depends on your GP Practice, your Primary Care Trust, and whatever way the wind is blowing!
I got a GlucoRX meter on the NHS and I get 25 strips per month. That amount lasts me about a week, so I use them, and then go back to buying Codefree from Amazon.
You are very lucky to have an unlimited amount of strips and have it be accu-chek too! I asked my DSN when I was first diagnosed if they could supply strips for the Accu-chek that I already had... She laughed, and handed me the GlucoRX (which is significantly cheaper!).
 
I have only seen the nurse so far I haven't seen a diabetic anything yet at all
 
I'm newly diagnosed (October) and I'm trying diet only (failing bit time - see my recent post) - but I was told 'there is no point new patients testing their blood - they don't understand the readings and they panic'. I'm sorry, but how am I supposed to know if (1) the sweating, sickness and awfulness is due to low or high blood sugar? (2) whether what I am doing is having a positive effect?

There is so much conflicting advice too. I asked my diabetic nurse if I should be looking for low GI foods - she didn't even seem to know what this meant!!!
 
Yes I agree seems like type 2s a lot of nurses drs just spout same stuff
 
Umfriend said:
I was told 'there is no point new patients testing their blood - they don't understand the readings and they panic'.
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I commiserate with you. I got the same kind of speil from my nephrologist about the new HbA1c measurements being a bit hard to understand.
Unfortunately, I had been having a bad day so i absolutely "went my dinger" at her to the effect that with my IT/accountancy background and university level maths/stats/biomedical sciences I didnt see what was difficult about a little conversion. Obviously basic maths was not a requirement for her degree!
 
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