I have been under alot of stress. I have Type 1 (for 20 years)and am bi-polar among other things. My car engine blew up 6 months ago and I don’t have any money to fix it. About the same time I was laid off from my job and have been unable to find another one. [...]
I’m a nurse and I see on a daily basis the way our tax money is wasted in order to make drug companies, insurance companies, politicians, Medicare billing services (you know those ads that promise to send "all your diabetic supplies right to your door & we’ll bill your insurance for you"), etc.etc richer than [...]
I found a science fair project online that’s testing the glucose levels in fruits. It told me that I needed glucose test strips, and glucose tablets, fruit, and that’s all. I bought the strips, and when I tried them, nothing happened. There was also nothing in the directions about a color code system or anything [...]
I know how expensive it is to buy Blood Glucose Monitoring Systems, so I found this ad in PREVENTION magazine and figured I’d get a free meter with free test strips for my boyfriend who recently was dropped from his insurance. Their website lets you choose from 2 meters. One being a fairly big meter [...]
I was told to fast 8 hours before taking some lab tests – blood & urine. I had a cup of green tea, no sugar or milk, before the test. Wondering if that will skew test results.
. . . make you want to order diabetic testing supplies, whether or not you need them? I get the refernce, Jared. Funny-*** cartoon it was.
I bought a ReliOn Glucose Monitor & I didnt calibrate it before I used it. Now All that will show up is MEM – - – or If I put the calibrateing strip in it shows E-6 which is "Calibrater Error." So Did I mess the monitor up or is there something I can do [...]
I was just diagnosed & put on GLUCOPHAGE. My hemaglobin A1C was 12.1 & averaged 317 over the past 3 months. I have no medical insurance & was hoping to get medical supplies as cheap as possible. I see the diabetic nurse for the first time next week (Wednesday). Thank you
Do blood glucose monitors have error ? i think yes, they have ….but which brand is the best?. I want to have a meter that has same accurate with the lab result or really close with the lab result. If the lab says 105, but the personal meter (monitor) says 120.. i dont want to [...]