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<blockquote data-quote="michaeldavid" data-source="post: 389753" data-attributes="member: 57211"><p>Hello Ambersilva,</p><p></p><p>Well, the visually read strips have never been superseded for me. (Though I do use meter-read sticks too, when appropriate.)</p><p></p><p>There is undoubtedly a form of reverse-Luddism involved in the thinking of experts, just as well as non-experts. Once again, I might mention what the professor at the diabetes centre I attend said when I pulled them out of my pocket, several years ago: "Oh! They're a bit old-fashioned."</p><p></p><p>They won't give you an electronic record of blood-sugar readings, of course. But clearly, you can also use meter-read sticks - as and when appropriate - if you need an electronic record.</p><p></p><p>I'm not a medical expert, but I know perfectly well that there are all kinds of diabetes. And there must be all kinds of causal factors involved in the onset of the different types.</p><p></p><p>As for my own case, I'm confident that the onset was swift: I noticed my blurred vision (due to high-blood sugar, I later learned), and I also noticed needing to go to the toilet quite a lot. This onset occurred during a period of stress I was experiencing. And partly on account of this stress, I was bing-eating sugar-laden food. That much I know, and nothing more.</p><p></p><p>I'm sure you would remember the BM strips, as they were called. They first became available very soon after I was first diagnosed, 30 years ago. And I remember very well the female specialist at Whipps Cross Hospital in London advising me to cut them in two. (I used to cut them into six!) Betachek Visual are pretty well exactly the same: with a good pair of scissors, each strip can be cut into five. (Sadly, that kind of practical advice is all too old-fashioned.)</p><p></p><p>They haven't been superseded if you don't want them to have been superseded.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="michaeldavid, post: 389753, member: 57211"] Hello Ambersilva, Well, the visually read strips have never been superseded for me. (Though I do use meter-read sticks too, when appropriate.) There is undoubtedly a form of reverse-Luddism involved in the thinking of experts, just as well as non-experts. Once again, I might mention what the professor at the diabetes centre I attend said when I pulled them out of my pocket, several years ago: "Oh! They're a bit old-fashioned." They won't give you an electronic record of blood-sugar readings, of course. But clearly, you can also use meter-read sticks - as and when appropriate - if you need an electronic record. I'm not a medical expert, but I know perfectly well that there are all kinds of diabetes. And there must be all kinds of causal factors involved in the onset of the different types. As for my own case, I'm confident that the onset was swift: I noticed my blurred vision (due to high-blood sugar, I later learned), and I also noticed needing to go to the toilet quite a lot. This onset occurred during a period of stress I was experiencing. And partly on account of this stress, I was bing-eating sugar-laden food. That much I know, and nothing more. I'm sure you would remember the BM strips, as they were called. They first became available very soon after I was first diagnosed, 30 years ago. And I remember very well the female specialist at Whipps Cross Hospital in London advising me to cut them in two. (I used to cut them into six!) Betachek Visual are pretty well exactly the same: with a good pair of scissors, each strip can be cut into five. (Sadly, that kind of practical advice is all too old-fashioned.) They haven't been superseded if you don't want them to have been superseded. [/QUOTE]
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