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I'd like to get a sense of what other disorders people are suffering from other than Sleep Apnea. Sleep Apnea usually causes a lot of other problems.
I found out recently that i am prediabetic. I think that if i had gone another few years without treating OSA, i would have been a full blown diabetic by now.
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Permalink Reply by Rette Tyrrel on
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Thanks for your response. However, when my meter averaged 100-105 and the blood draw was 167, that's not ok, nor do I think 20% is ok when people are using the absolute number for regular insulin coverage. There is no way I can follow a trend. My doc's response was for me to buy a new meter. They both read the same. It's the test strips. And as I said, my three readings were taken immediately after each other, same site, same amount of blood. Only difference was the batch of the test strips, and both were #25, so the calibration was not changed.
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Permalink Reply by 99 on
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while you are correct to tell everybody it makes no difference if it does not put money into their pockets, they appear sypathetic but that is as far is it goes
Rette Tyrrel said:Thanks. Please tell everyone to start writing letters to legislators, insurance companies, AMA, anyone you can think of. Type II diabetes is an epidemic, or is it???? People end up in emergency rooms because of their hyper or hypo glucose levels. If they're lucky, that is. How many amputations could have been avoided if people had correct readings. I'm really angry now.
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Why? Is this due to amount of use, or is do they just "age" due to some internal component?
The reason I ask is that I have an "older" (SEVERAL years old) one and got a new one last year. They both read virtually identical.
xxx said:glucose meters should be changed annually
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I now have 2 meters that register basically the same. It's not in the meter, its in the strips. I do not understand why someone should purchase a new meter every year if the old one reads the same as a new one. xxx do you work for a pharmaceutical company? I think we're being fed a bunch of &&^%. There is no excuse for allowing test strips to be up to 20% off. I put it in the same box as the meds that have been pulled off the market after killing so many people. If someone's meter reads 300, it could be anywhere between 240 and 360. That's a huge difference, especially if you're on regular insulin coverage. And that's OK? I don't think so.
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Permalink Reply by Mary Z on
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I too have hypersomnia and I don't think much is known about it- that's why they say ideopathic.
It is different from Narcolepsy and just means you are abnormally sleepy, can usually fall asleep amywhere and at the worst of times. In my case it hasn't improved with CPAP.I take Nuvigil, and a CNS stimulant may well be in order for you.. Your contribution was certainly appropriate as Mike asked about "other disorders" and this site is really all about sleep, from hygiene to XPAP.
tricia saunders said:sorry didnt see this discussion, i have primary idiopathic hypersomnia.....if you can find out anything i would be greatfull because most this site is for apnea...not hypersomnia, which is really affecting my quality of life.
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that is the recommendation in UK
it is to do with calabration
i am semi retired and never work in or got involved in this industry in any way shape or form
the best that i can recomend is that you keep the container that the strips came in and put in x amount for the week that way the strips are not exposed to unnessiary air or contamination of sorts like dirty hands
the other thing that i find is to wash your hands first before handling the strips
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Permalink Reply by D. W. Conn on
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I was Type2 diabetic treated the apnea and changed to a plant based diet and sugar is stable no meds and I wear my CPAP
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Abouit diabetes. My tests re all over the place, from 6.6 to 11 .2 before Breakfast. With normal being between 4 and 8. ( I think you use different units in the States) I was recently told not to worry to much about the daily tests, as I had a test called (I think) Hba1c which had a result of 7.2. I was told that up to 7.0 is good, so 7.2 is still OK. It seems that this test is based on the life of blood cells of about 3 months and if the cells are checked every three months it is possible to see the markings on the cells where the glucose molecules were attached and as I was told is more reliable that the daily testing.. Incidently so far I have not been able to tollerate the diabetes meds as they cause severe pain in my insides and give me gastric problems. I have enough problems as I have Complex Apneas, Coronary Artery disease with 2 lots of CABGs 17 years apart and a stent. Have had embolisms in my lungs following DVT and COPD along with CFS and Fibromyalgia, Spinal troubles causing constant pain and now of course Glaucoma and Cataracts. Still I am trying to enjoy life as much as possible and intend to stay around fora while yet.
Bill
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