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Pura Vida

Pura Vida

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Location
CANADA YYC
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
over the last year I have practiced in estimating my BG and have succeeded in being accurate with in. 5 points
Anyone else tried this .?
 
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Five whole points? That is a big difference.
 
I often try the guessing game, and find I am within 0.5 mmol maybe 4 times out of 5. It is usually my FBG level I get wrong, when it is higher than expected, it's never lower!
 
Some time ago, I read about cutting test strips in half lengthways to get twice as much use out of them.
I have never tried this and don’t remember how old the suggestion was and whether strips have changed over the years.
 
helensaramay said:
Some time ago, I read about cutting test strips in half lengthways to get twice as much use out of them.
I have never tried this and don’t remember how old the suggestion was and whether strips have changed over the years.
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I will try that later on and report back.
 
Wont work, the strip wont syphon the blood onto the track.

There is 3 metal tracks in the strip and cutting it in half will cut one off. On the codefree anyway I pulled one to bits to see what was in it.
 
Its the ketostix that people cut in half lengthwise. :)
 
Yes, I do this too, thought I was the only one. I started guessing before in the early days when I was testing a lot over the first 18 months. I have been using a meter for 8 years and don't take any medications which I think helps.

I know what to eat and what a variety of foods do to my levels. I just have trouble staying focussed as I do eat quite a lot of carbs for a low carber.
 
Pura Vida said:
over the last year I have practiced in estimating my BG and have succeeded in being accurate with in .5 points
Anyone else tried this .?
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Someone told me you can gauge the bgl by the colour of the blood drop.

helensaramay said:
Some time ago, I read about cutting test strips in half lengthways to get twice as much use out of them.
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I pay $1.20 for 100 strips so no need to cut them in half, that's if you can cut Abbot strips in half.
 
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