Can HIV be spread through a blood lancet. the type you get in a diabetes blood glucose monitoring kit? EXTRA DETAILS lancet had been left out for over 2/3 hours It may have been used and if it was then it was defiantly used by someone with HIV HOW LONG CAN HIV SURVIVE ON A [...]
I’m hypoglycemic (not diabetic) and I have to monitor my glucose. The results seem to be all over the place-maybe my blood sugar is that unstable or maybe this monitor is?? I tested twice within 10 minutes…the first time it was 31 and 10 minutes later it was 62! And sometimes it just says "LO" [...]
Lancet that you get in blood glucose monitor.If the lancet has the twisty thing taken off is it still air tight? Also can HIV live in used lancets that are in the pen thing? I got pricked in the elbow by one of these not a deep cut though it was very shallow and it [...]
I am diabetic , i use Glucotrend Glucose monitor. In lab the blood sample is taken from vein. Experts here say that we should add 10 to the reading obtained but i differ with them because at home when we prick finger up, the blood is either vein, artery or both. Hence the reading can [...]
I have had three different blood glucose monitors (One touch ultra2, Accu-check compact, and Freestyle Light) I though all were good untill I started using the Freestyle Light. It would give me a lot of crazy numbers, and i’m not sure if they were correct or not. Examp. I would test my blood sugar and [...]
Diabetes runs in both sides of my imidiate family, I have never been tested for diabetes but i am worried that i may have it or will develope it in the future… I checked my sugar with a at home sugar monitor and after not eating for 5 hours my level was 79…is that low? [...]
I don’t know if I have diabetes, so I bought a glucose monitor as I’ve been having some symptoms. I hadn’t eaten since 4am, I took the test "later that day" at 7pm. It was 96, apparently "close enough" to some doctors to consider diabetic according to a couple websites. This especially high for not [...]
Does anyone have any information regarding diabetes care (insulin dependant) in/around Manama? I will not have medical coverage and want to know how much medications (such as insulin and test strips for blood glucose monitors) cost? Also, is there any insurance plan that would cover this, if so please provide a name/contact. Thanks
I don’t know my family history. I am adopted. I am slightly overweight, I get occassional exercise ( taebo), I work sitting down for 8+ hours a day at a computer, I drink water not sodas, I have no problems with blood pressure, get enough sleep, BUT I have occassional moments of hypoglycemia. I know [...]
I bought some current strips, but made a mistake and ordered the wrong ones for the monitor I have. I have some strips left that expired in October that I’ve been using as sort of a back up. I read somewhere that expired strips were actually still good. With the expired strips I’m getting readings [...]
I don’t have diabetes, but it runs in my family. I like to monitor my blood sugar every week. I noticed that pharmacies carry them behind the counter, as well as drug testing kits, etc. But how about those glucose test strips? Thanks so much.
i have one that gave me a reading of 133 and the other said 113 which for me the 113 mean no inculin and 133 means 2units of insulin..so im wondering why they are so far apart??
This really just happened to me.I am monitoring my blood sugar to try and figure out a way to live with high blood sugar without having to resort to quacks and crook pharm companies dangerous drugs.My blood glucose was 177 at 12:15 pm-I drank 2 tabls of app cid vin and it dropped to 127 [...]
I am a struggling student with no insurance so I cannot afford a doctor. So far, I have been maintaining my sugar with diet, but this doesn’t seem to be working lately. It drops so low that I break out in huge sweats and then I have migraines as a result. I try to keep [...]
I’ve recently been diagnosed with PCOS, a hallmark of which is insulin resistance. I’m not technically a diabetic YET (my last fasting glucose was actually 89, and I’ve been started on Metformin as a preventative) but I’d like to take a very proactive approach and start monitoring my glucose at the same time every week. [...]