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I know I really shouldn't do this
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Elenka_HM
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Oh, I've been there. I have "wasted" many strips thinking I was hypo when I wasn't, and felt almost disappointed that my BG was normal. Obviously is not a waste because you need to be safe. I recently had a 3'7 after a walk, which was very easy to solve, but almost missed it thinking "bah, I shouldn't bother to test, I'm just tired and sweaty because of the exercise". So I would rather test if something feels off.
I know you have struggled to get enough strips (hope that is solved) so it doesn´t help.
I know you have struggled to get enough strips (hope that is solved) so it doesn´t help.
Well I've been ordering them as soon as I can to delay a situation of needing to explain myself what I do now get may seem like a fair bit some people at work but because of my life style(starting Friday I have the busiest werk and s bit coming up where o do test a fair bit) the time might come soon where I start paying again to keepr going(not sure when then) my life style does t suit limig, Ive event wanted to do background tests but haven't because I was nervous about using up strips. O thpughg the idea of changing strips wax goomg to stop the cannot reordet jnt date thayd want it sounded like apartelly not(I don't have great coffidrmnces I'm this either) ungoullth the cannot reorder until date is on insullin and needles as well
I just got anoyed at myself again I only had insullin about a hour ago but I was feeling saky so thought Ibetter test no I was 14, I'm anoyed at myself for using a test strip now, and my end up using another one letter tonight.
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I think you did exactly the right thing @rayray119
You felt symptoms, thought you could have been experiencing the warning signs of impending hypoglycaemia and checked your levels to be sure.
As it turned out, you weren’t low (sometimes I get quite low-like symptoms when high too - especially hunger and feeling a bit spaced out).
Better to know than ignore it, and end up with a nasty low.
You felt symptoms, thought you could have been experiencing the warning signs of impending hypoglycaemia and checked your levels to be sure.
As it turned out, you weren’t low (sometimes I get quite low-like symptoms when high too - especially hunger and feeling a bit spaced out).
Better to know than ignore it, and end up with a nasty low.
Emm probably doesn't help that I get moaned at for test strip usage sometimes
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Yes I did think that would have quite a lot to do with it 😡
Your GP surgery really needs to update its thinking on T1 and blood glucose monitoring. Fewer strips have been proved to be LESS cost effective, because they are associated with a reduced ability to be able to manage T1 well.
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What is considered a nasty low out of interest. I am new to this, and find myself realizing I need to test and being under 5- and when I have felt particularly bad its under 4. Just not sure if I am being dramatic tbh
Unfortunately it's not just go surgery. I changed doctors since but not an better and it's not just test strips I have cannot reorder date on needles and insullin and well. As well. My old sugerry was expected 100 needles to last 2 months at work one point I get more now but it will still onlly covers the pain miuem.
Correct me if I wrong I think what think if if what @everydayupsanddowns was referring to is one where you might need assistance to treet it.
But I am diffinatty am going to want to keep an eye o. Things for next week and a bit becauses here's what I've got coming up at work so far(times change and they sometimes get longer or shorter or I pick more shifts) 6 hour shift plus travel time then a say off 5 hour shift two days off then 6 hour shift then a 8 hour shift plus travel time
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Typically anything below 4.0 is treated as hypoglycaemia.
When your levels get below 3.5, and particularly below 3.0 the brain can no longer function properly, and there is significantly increased risk of confusion, erratic behaviour, fits or blackouts.
If average BG levels have been high for a while your ‘glucose thermostat’ can reset itself artificially high, and you may get hypo warning signs while above 4.0, so the brain can still function properly, but you may feel very fuzzy-headed.
This where I wondered about the lower target if 3.9 target alot of things and places seem to have
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Well, strictly speaking some eminent hypo specialists I have spoken to consider 4.0 to be an ‘alert value’ where you treat to avoid hypoglycaemia.
I don’t think home BG meters are accurate enough to differentiate really between 3.9 and 4.0.
And perhaps some of the 3.9s are connected with converting 70mg/dl (the US equivalent of an easily memorable number like 4.0, but which actually converts to 3.9)
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And the US 70 is itself a convenient round number from whatever was originally found by research and endorsed by a "Committee". Realistically we will all have slightly different responses at the 4.0, so little point in trying to discriminate at this threshold.
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That is really good news @rayray119. 🙂
When you say a Doctor, is that the GP at your Surgery where your prescription requests get authorised? I ask because over the last 2yrs I've come into contact with numerous Doctors and Consultants and had some difficulties in getting a co-ordinated follow-up that results in the correct amended prescription! So I've learnt to not take it for granted that what has been said will be what is actually done.
When you say a Doctor, is that the GP at your Surgery where your prescription requests get authorised? I ask because over the last 2yrs I've come into contact with numerous Doctors and Consultants and had some difficulties in getting a co-ordinated follow-up that results in the correct amended prescription! So I've learnt to not take it for granted that what has been said will be what is actually done.
yes, the and for the test strips the cannot reorder until isn't on there under more so there(it is still for everything else else though)
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