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<blockquote data-quote="Prem51" data-source="post: 1612303" data-attributes="member: 209498"><p>[USER=448756]@Red_river_[/USER] I have a severe needle phobia. I have had only one injection since the childhood immunisations which I believe gave me the phobia. I didn't want to test at first, but after my three month HbA1c retest I realised I wouldn't know how I was doing until my next annual HbA1c test so I got a meter.</p><p>I don't actually test before and after meals as many on here do. I usually only test first thing in the morning (fbg - fasting blood glucose) which gives me a general picture of how I'm doing. I sometimes test before and after certain foods which I'm not sure about. I found porridge spiked me to over 10 and gave it up. But I think I have a good idea about what is likely to raise my bs and avoid it, or eat it in small quantities, which seems to have worked for me so far anyway.</p><p></p><p>I use the Accu Chek Mobile with the Accu Chek Fastclix finger lancet. The needles are in a cartridge inside a pen like case so you don't see them. Just hold against finger and press top. You hardly feel it. It did take me a few days to work up the courage to use it the first time, but now it's just routine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Prem51, post: 1612303, member: 209498"] [USER=448756]@Red_river_[/USER] I have a severe needle phobia. I have had only one injection since the childhood immunisations which I believe gave me the phobia. I didn't want to test at first, but after my three month HbA1c retest I realised I wouldn't know how I was doing until my next annual HbA1c test so I got a meter. I don't actually test before and after meals as many on here do. I usually only test first thing in the morning (fbg - fasting blood glucose) which gives me a general picture of how I'm doing. I sometimes test before and after certain foods which I'm not sure about. I found porridge spiked me to over 10 and gave it up. But I think I have a good idea about what is likely to raise my bs and avoid it, or eat it in small quantities, which seems to have worked for me so far anyway. I use the Accu Chek Mobile with the Accu Chek Fastclix finger lancet. The needles are in a cartridge inside a pen like case so you don't see them. Just hold against finger and press top. You hardly feel it. It did take me a few days to work up the courage to use it the first time, but now it's just routine. [/QUOTE]
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