"If overweight people got diabetes ... MORE people would have it!" That depends (at least in part) on how long it takes to develop, doesn't it? How many years do you have to be how many pounds...
Fergus; You have poked a stick into a hornet's nest. The hornets may be asleep, though. To state that obesity causes diabetes is not done. The logic of the other side of the "discussion" (that...
Jeannie; Please explain to me why when people loose weight their finger stick readings as well as their HbA1c readings all go down....
Fergus...You had better duck! You have said that which can never said out loud....
I may get corrected, but I cannot imagine that a communion wafer and a sip of wine is going to make a significant change in your blood glucose....
The first thing I would try is to discontinue the snack before going to bed. There is no reason you need one, so see what happens without it....
I suspect that they do make up standard solutions, more or less. Don't forget that the numbers on the strip label are the readings which that particular lot of strips will give when tested with that...
We don't care about the molarity, we only care about the concentration if we are in the US. If we are not, then all we have to do is either convert by dividing by 18 or read the bottle. The employee...
The center of the "acceptable" range is the value the meter would read if it were accurate. The acceptable range is exactly that, and it is also the range within which the manufacturer will not...
The only way to check a meter is with control solutions from the manufacturer. Phone the number on the back of the meter and ask them to send you some solution(s). They will want you to report your...
DMW I am afraid you are missing what we are saying. You should be seen by somebody. Go to a clinic somewhere, if there is anyway you can. You need some medical assistance to get your blood sugar...
Why are you shying away so adamantly from insulin?...
What is he doing to take care of himself, or does he place the whole burden on you?...
Quahog; Your "glove or stocking like" sensation intrigues me because before I found out I was diabetic, I kept thinking I had a hole in my sock and my toe or toes was/were sticking through the hole....
Dead Man Walking; I would say yes, it does, if it doesn't refuse to do the test and display an error message. The test strip detects the total glucose present. This is converted to a concentration by...
Please share the results of your calibrations with us, control solution limits and meter readings....
It's hard to see how you could be doing better than that....
I didn't! On my initial visit my Dr. walked into the exam room and asked me if there was any diabetes in my family. When I said 'Not that I know of.' he told my urine was 'pure sugar.' We did a...
That will help, but the critical thing is to decrease your intake. People do not want to hear that, and get all angry if you say it. but eating fewer calories than you burn will result in weight...
107 is fine, you have nothing to worry about, based on that result alone. It might not hurt to have an A1c run just to be sure. See if your Dr. will order it....