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    **Participants needed for MSc research: Does CGM impact your life?**

    **Help Needed for MSc Research on Continuous Glucose Monitoring!** Hello everyone! I’m currently pursuing my MSc in Nutrition & Dietetics at the University of Chester and need your support for my research project. This project is open for both patients and healthcare professionals. **Project...
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    Advice on requesting set days off at work for changing Freestyle Libre Glucose Monitor?

    Hi all, I've been finding it stressful in trying to squeeze in the time for changing my Freestyle libre sensors around shifts at work, and I was wondering if I should make sure I have the day off for that instead? I usually change my sensors on a Sunday, and as I can occasionally get shifts in a...
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    Glucose monitoring wearables: The companies chasing the 'impossible'

    https://www.wareable.com/health-and-wellbeing/glucose-monitoring-wearables-2021-8389
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    Could the Apple Watch 7 really measure blood glucose – and why is it important?

    A more realistic than usual article, which follows Betteridge's law while outlining the ways in which smart watches might be useful even so. https://www.techradar.com/uk/news/could-the-apple-watch-7-really-measure-blood-glucose-and-why-is-it-important?region-switch=GB
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    Looking for tech advise please!

    Hi all. Hoping you might be able to direct me to some useful info please, regarding blood glucose monitors and any apps that could help manage diabetes. A quick intro ...my husband was diagnosed with diabetes 15 years ago, but doesn’t manage it very well at all. He’s been on insulin for about...
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    Type 1 diabetics wanted! Short survey on the effects of different glucose monitoring systems.

    Hello everyone, I am a fellow Type 1 Diabetic and I am looking for other Type 1 Diabetics to take part in a short 10 minute survey. I have decided to focus my final year project on the differences in psychological well-being and quality of life in Type 1 diabetics depending on which monitoring...
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    Very different readings from 2 meters

    I've been using a Nexus GlucoRX for the past 9 months and it seems to have been accurate - 5.1/5.2 fasting, down to 7 postprandial readings, lowest has been 4.0. But to save money, I've swtiched to the SD codefree yesterday, and found that the readings are about 10-15% higher on that, I've still...
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    CORNWALL glucose meters?

    Hi all, I'm doing some research into what meter readers are being used in Cornwall.....specifically the Hayle, Camborne and St Ives areas..? I currently use an Acucheck system and have used that brand for years. It's easy to use, it suits me! However, I have new local diabetic nurse who is...
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    'Healthy' foods differ by individual

    Ever wonder why that diet didn't work? An Israeli study tracking the blood sugar levels of 800 people over a week suggests that even if we all ate the same meal, how it's metabolized would differ from one person to another. The findings, published November 19 in Cell, demonstrate the power of...
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