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I was serious over weight and had a fbs of 75, a 2 hr OGTT value of 60 and a HbA1c of 6.0. Drove doctors crazy. They drove me crazy. So go forward 6 years, fbs still under 100 (97) but HbA1c was 8.5. New doctors said type 2 diabetic, take meds, lose wt and change life style. In particular try to reduce stress levels and…
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On reading the rest of the posts, I can add that Abbott who manufactures the Freestyle kits, has a great low cost or free plan that supplies enuf strips for twice a day testing for non insulin or up to 4 times a day testing for insulin dependent diabetics or they did last time I checked. The limits on testing for those…
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I use a Freestyle Freedom Lite and have done so for almost 3 years and found it both easy to use and accurate. I get all my supplies thru a program run by Walgrens Pharmacy which is really good if you are over 65, but I don't know if it applies to under 65. It would be worth checking into various pharmacy programs as I…
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Having essentially destroyed my spine from T10 on down thru entire lumber spine and then discovering I had a host of other medical problems that have to be addressed before any surgery, I went swimming, water aerobics and water walking route - I am up to 5 - 90 min sessions a week, lost over 70 lbs and when in the water…
