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Re:British man with type 1 diabetes to receive tests after c... by alexee on Sunday March 19, 2017 @04:43PM (#13909504)
You can order Free Style Libre (online), starter package for $200 or so (check their website). They probably don't ship to the US, as they're not approved there, so you'd have to use some mail forwarder.
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Re:British man with type 1 diabetes to receive tests after c... by delhanty on Sunday March 19, 2017 @04:45PM (#13909523)
Thank you! That might work for me - I could get it shipped to Japan or the UK.
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Re:British man with type 1 diabetes to receive tests after c... by terminalcommand on Monday March 20, 2017 @10:46AM (#13914625)
Speaking as a T1D for nearly 10 years, instead of getting a glucometer, go to a lab and check your Hba1c levels.

The test is really cheap and is an indication of your glucose levels in the last 3 months. If that is over 7 mg/dl you're diabetic.

I sincerely hope you don't have T1D. Good luck.

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Re:British man with type 1 diabetes to receive tests after c... by delhanty on Monday March 20, 2017 @02:10PM (#13916328)
Thank you for the recommendation about Hba1c and also the "Good luck".

This blog post on Hyperlipid

https://high-fat-nutrition.blogspot.com/2007/10/physiologica...

kind of relates to what you write: Hab1c is a more accurate indicator of diabetes than fasting glucose for someone on any form of carbohydrate restriction, which is me.

edit: s/that/than

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