Gotta buy a new meter, my Accuchek Easy is no longer supported.
I don't care about blood drop size, time delay, accuracy, cute size,
ease of strip handling, data averaging, etc.
I want the meter to record time-of-day, and have an upload cable to my PC.

Hello all. New to group - diagnosed type 2 just before Xmas after a month or
so of extreme thirst and tiredness... and a relentless need to pee.
   On the advice of my GP I have given up smoking, started excercising
(walking to work and back, which is 2.5 miles a day 5days a week) ...

I started the Atkins diet today...bought some ketone test strips and
wonder what you guys think?  Anyone done it, tried, been successful?
I am relatively healthy, Type II diabetic with about 25 - 20 pounds,
mostly around the stomach to lose.  I work our regular and am pretty

Since nobody else has mentioned it yet, MiniMed has a solution the 168 unit
limit problem on their Paradigm pumps.
They now have a version (the 712) which has a longer chamber and longer ,
300 unit, reservoir.

I was wondering at what point do you need to consider changing the gauge of
the needles you use...
I am a T2 and it has been just over a month since I have been on insulin.  I
am on Lantus and Novorapid and am using 8mm 31G needles with my disposable

This is a strange thing, but it seems when my sugars levels are hanging
around 85-90 my eyes become more sensitive to light, even lights in the
house it seems i see white/cloudy areas for a few hours, or until my sugar
levels go up a bit. has enyone else experienced this or know ...

I've got a phone appointment on Friday.  That's still no guarantee that I'll
get anything, but at least things are moving along speedily!

They now come in cute little boxes rather than packets and they're sugar
free. See, I told you it was useful information. ;-)

Since I see amyloid plaque as a serious limiting factor for a cure for
type 2 diabetes, I am providing the following:
Recent Abstracts (about one year or less since release):
Increased Dietary Fat Promotes Islet Amyloid Formation and ß-Cell

PLEASE GIVE IT A GO!! IT REALLY WORKS!! I found this on a bulletin
board and
decided to try it. A little while back, I was browsing through US and
Japanese newsgroups, just like you are now in the UK ones, and came

I used to provide part time employment for college
students.I  had a few Premeds  The admission standards
for medical school were very high and the ones that expected
to apply had to have a near 4.0 grade record.

Hello.  Has anyone tried this Anodyne Therapy for treating periperal
neuropathy?  If anyone has tried this or has feedback, please post.  It's
supposed to aid in restoring balance and gait.
www.anodynetherapy.com

Alcohol free beer is bad. No alcohol to lower blood sugar but loads of carbs
to raise it. I've been sat here injecting insulin just to keep my sugar
below 7 even though i've eaten nowt. No more of that and tea when i'm back
down to 4ish.

Help yourself stay healthy with this all new vitamin.
http://www.dontforgettotakeyourvitamins.com/nicol12105
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but most of them never bother to find out just how helpful those vitamins