Thanks everyone for your replies. I'm unable to quote from them, as
for some reason, my message never showed up on my news reader and
therefore I had to go use google to read the replies.  I must have
something set wrong.

How long is it necessary to go without eating to get a good FBG reading?
When I went for a blood test I was told to fast for 12-14 hours, but I think
that was necessary for the triglyceride test rather than the FBG test.   For
the  FBG test I've seen 6, 8 and 8-12 hours quoted.   ...

My sister-in-law is studying to be a Registered Nurse.
She sent me the following question. I don't have the answer for her.
Can you help?
PJ

I just crunched the numbers for my basic tapioca pudding.  I have not
made this in months because I figured it had to be horrible - I saw a
spike of nearly 300 after I ate two spoonsful of the stuff at a salad
bar, after all.

Im still a T2 with good control (so my DN says!)
But i have days where my mood can vary from great to string me up Scottie!
Mind you i have had allot of antisocial problems from next door for which
the police are powerless to act apon as they are not directed at myself so

Today I have a mystery (or it is to me).
I ate 1 1/2 ham sandwiches for lunch (1 wholemeal, 1/2 white because
that's all that was left) - a bit more than I normally would.
Typically, I would expect that to cause a peak of no more than 7.5

Dug out the leaflet I was given telling me what to eat to control my
not-diabetes.
Hands up who wouldn't score into the double figures following this
diet?

Last month, no strips were forthcoming, and there was a note stapled to my
prescription bag saying they were "looking in to it". This month, my repeat
prescription slip has the strips back on it again, with "AS STATED BY
HOSPITAL" printed underneath. I asked; the practice is not ...

Yo Beav.
Just found out that i've killed the bottom half of my engine.
Anyway long story short, i've found that any D series honda engine block
will fit so i don't need expensive hrv specific parts.

I've been buying the Choice DM home A1c test at Walgreens, but my local
store no longer has it.  I can't even find it on the Walgreens web site.
   Drugstore.com says it requires a prescription in New Jersey where
they are located.  I could get a prescription, but that seems so

I'm completely baffled by my latest labs. My control as measured by my
bg meter has gotten much much better, and my A1c has gone up!
I've been using basal insulin since the beginning of January and my
fasting and post prandial readings have dropped by at least 20 mg/dl

I was looking at some older messages and found mention of a forum site set up to
help diabetics.
I went to have a look.
Guess how many minutes it took me before I found Peter C being the same

Hi I access this group thru outlook express, Is their another way to get
here?