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Liz! said:
i don't have a PC. I have a mac. So any data I get from anything, my blood mmachine ot CGM has to be taken to the clinic.
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Hi Liz,
Thats a nuisance isnt it. I am fairly sure there was a parent on here with a Mac and had the same problem - but she did find a way round it - I wonder if she still posts. I will ask Adrienne if there is a way round it as she is great on computers (unlike me) and if there is a way then she will know it.🙂Bev
 
Sorry, didn't finish last comment off as just back from 2 hour dog walk and BS only 2.3.

Unfortunately even thoughabout 10-20% of people have them now pharmaceutical companies still won't get the softtware written, which is mad.

However last month I was sent a Bayer Bontour USB, the fist blood testing machine to download to a mac. Unfortunately I looked at the data and since it was all over the place i just became very confused! Maths and data are just dots to me. I am an artist type!
 
Liz! said:
Sorry, didn't finish last comment off as just back from 2 hour dog walk and BS only 2.3.

Unfortunately even thoughabout 10-20% of people have them now pharmaceutical companies still won't get the softtware written, which is mad.

However last month I was sent a Bayer Bontour USB, the fist blood testing machine to download to a mac. Unfortunately I looked at the data and since it was all over the place i just became very confused! Maths and data are just dots to me. I am an artist type!
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Hi Liz,
So have you managed to upload the data from you meter. I know what you mean about looking at numbers and graphs - I never used to be any good at trying to work out what they were - but it will come with practice and to be honest I am also useless at maths - so if I can do it anybody can - he he. If you have the data you can put it on here - I have done it before (although with a lot of help) and perhaps we could look at it together if that would help.🙂Bev
 
That's kind Bev. I shall get a bit more consecutive data (i have been using more than one machine due to various things) and try that. I have decided to take this in hand now i have a bit more energy - found recently I had a severe vit D deficiency and have just taken the first load of vit D!

Actually all diabetics are prone to this it's a good idea to get it checked. Vit D deficiency can lead to heart disease among other things (depression, certain cancers...) so it's worth doing!

I'm not optimistic re the graphs etc. My Grammar school wouldn't let me take maths O level (I passed the other 9 fine!) as they said it would be a waste of money! Lol.
 
Liz! said:
That's kind Bev. I shall get a bit more consecutive data (i have been using more than one machine due to various things) and try that. I have decided to take this in hand now i have a bit more energy - found recently I had a severe vit D deficiency and have just taken the first load of vit D!

Actually all diabetics are prone to this it's a good idea to get it checked. Vit D deficiency can lead to heart disease among other things (depression, certain cancers...) so it's worth doing!

I'm not optimistic re the graphs etc. My Grammar school wouldn't let me take maths O level (I passed the other 9 fine!) as they said it would be a waste of money! Lol.
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Hi Liz,

You sound very motivated - great.🙂I have heard about this deficiency - but more because it is thought that diabetic children are lacking it due to not being outside as often as they should be - but not sure how it would be tested. I always think that if you are eating a balanced diet then you should mostly be able to get the vitamins you need from your food - but I suppose it depends why there is a deficiency doesnt it. Anyway, do let us know when you get yourself sorted out with the data and we will try to help with those high's and low's if we can.🙂Bev
 
Vitamin D cannot be taken in enough quantities from the diet, only a very small percentage of what you need is available from food. That's why exposure to the sun is important, it is stored and a good lot of sun in the summer should top you up - however most children don't go out enough and when they are they get covered in sunscreen. (Incidentally sun advice has changed because of this.) Added to this for some reason diabetes itself, not the lifestyle of diabetics, makes a deficiency more likely.

Once you are very deficient even vit D supplements in the form of vit pills (which should be Vit D3 plus K2) are not sufficient to top up your supplies, new guidelines have just been issued and I have been given Vit D capsules with a very high amount in.
 
bev said:
Hi Liz,

You sound very motivated - great.🙂I have heard about this deficiency - but more because it is thought that diabetic children are lacking it due to not being outside as often as they should be - but not sure how it would be tested. I always think that if you are eating a balanced diet then you should mostly be able to get the vitamins you need from your food - but I suppose it depends why there is a deficiency doesnt it. Anyway, do let us know when you get yourself sorted out with the data and we will try to help with those high's and low's if we can.🙂Bev
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I was diabetic from yr ... , well 11 months old. My brother's and I used to play down the back by the river for hours almost every day until mum called dinner. I was lucky though to have 2 older brothers. But in all those years I can't remember having had may hypos. Now and then I,d run in for a biscuit or something and out again. Every one had to close their eyes so they wouldn't hear where I was hiding in hide and seek. ;-)
 
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