Yes, Carry Meter-Kathleen: was- Test If in Doubt!

[Guest guest]

Kathleen,

Your diabetes is with you all the time, wherever you are, so IMHO, your

meter should be there too.

I always carry my meter & now that I'm taking Glyburide I have Glucose tabs

or lifesavers with me at all times. I leave some G-tabs in the car, in the

kitchen & the bedroom.

I have 2 meters & when I was working, I left one at work to minimize the

fuss of carrying one there every day. Now, the 2nd meter is just a backup like

when I introduced my meter to the concrete kitchen floor a while back (many

small pieces). The manufacturer sent me a new one in a couple days, but in the

meantime, my backup was put into service.

Meters are cheap & in most cases, you can find a way to get one free, so

having a 2nd one is not a bad idea.

I wouldn't leave my meter or particularly the strips in the car all the time

as they are sensitive to temperature extremes.

BTW, I'm using test strips that are 2 years past their expiration date &

they test perfectly against my Dr's lab & the test solution. But then they have

always been stored in a moderate temperature low-humidity location.

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, T2, dx'ed 4/98 with Fasting bg 350mg/dl & HbA1c 15.5%

Controlling until last month with LC-D & very little E

Average Fasting bg 105mg/dl, Last HbA1c 6.0%

7+ Year Historical HbA1c 5.6%-6.0%

Now Experimenting with Metformin, Glyburide & " Merlot Therapy " for HbA1c

nearer 5.0%

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>>> This is starting to sound like I need to carry my monitor with me

when I leave home. Between that and my inhaler, I might need a bigger

purse.

Kathleen <<<

[Guest guest]

, I thought the test solution was to see if the monitor was working

accurately?

**********************************************************************Bev Thoman

wife to Rex T2 dx Oct 21, 2005, 1st A1C 11.8 (?LADA?) Meds:

Metformin 1500 mg, Avandia 4 mg, Micardis 40 mg, LOW Carb diet (usually

about 75 g per day) bg now averaging about 200 (with a lot of fluctuation),

but trying to get close to 100 - 120, and an A1c of 5.5 - 6

Go Navy!!!!!!!!

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I'm using test strips that are 2 years past their expiration date &

they test perfectly against my Dr's lab & the test solution. But then they have

always been stored in a moderate temperature low-humidity location.

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