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emergency
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Have you had high ketone but blood glucose is normal regularly?
This is very odd one. (relates to my previous post but new question) I used a blood ketone monitor for the first time (brand new), it revealed between 2.0mmol/L and 3.6mmol/L. (Very risky) I used a blood glucose monitor, it revealed between 6.0mmol/L and 8.0mmol/L (normal range) I felt fine as...- s14ali
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- blood glucose dka emergency ketone side effects symptoms
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Working from home emergency procedures
Hi I am looking for examples of procedures that people use to make sure they work as safely as possible from home. I work from home and live alone. I've been Type 1 for 15 years and its well controlled, but if I have a serious hypo or get into trouble I need to have a safety net in place in...- Philip Eckersley
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- emergency hypos procedures work alone
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- Forum: General Message Board
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No BG test in A&E
It's been mentioned here a couple of times that when you're in A&E they're supposed to test your BG. I'm there now (nose bleed for over half an hour, GP practice said to come), seen nurse. BP and temperature (both ears?) taken. No sigh of BG being taken. I did mention I hadn't tested and had no...- Ralph-YK
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- emergency testing
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