At least 30 different meters are commercially available in the UK. Please see individual meter listings in our Directory (see sidebar to the right). They
Most diabetics are now encouraged to self-monitor their blood sugars (also known as blood glucose) with blood test machines (also known as blood test meters,
Insulin Pens Usually given out to patients when they are put on insulin, or have their insulin changed, these are free. If you need a
Insulin pumps are devices that deliver insulin through narrow, flexible plastic tubing that ends with a needle inserted just under the skin near the abdomen.
Things we use to monitor and medicate diabetes The diabetes management equipment we use can have a huge affect on how often or how well
There are more microbes in your gut than there are people on the entire planet! While the large intestine was historically overlooked in terms of
HbA1c results are currently given as a percentage. However, the way in which HbA1c results are reported in the UK is changing. From 31 May
There are more and more websites ‘out there’. Desang contributor Joe Frazer, who has Type 1, has taken a look at three of them and
By Sue Marshall Diabetes is on the increase — it’s like Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Now 1 in 40 in the UK population has
This is an article with advice about avoiding the lows of hypos. This is a practical approach to one of the real low-points of having