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TreasonousBastard

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8. If you are not diabetic, your body can adjust its blood sugar so...

Sat Jan 8, 2022, 08:53 PM

Jan 2022

it should be around normal most of the time. Obviously, eating birthday cake dripping with maple syrup will have an immediate effect, and your pancreas will not be happy, but they will adjust.

So, unless under Drs order to test, it is largely a waste of time and money.

FWIW. test strips already have well known errors uh, with 20% being a commonly used factor.

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Blood glucose monitors and supplies question [View all] Marthe48 Jan 2022 OP

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Glad I posted Marthe48 Jan 2022 #3

You might want to read this. All the opinions I saw are NO, do not use them CurtEastPoint Jan 2022 #2

That link explains better Marthe48 Jan 2022 #4

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My food plan helped me a lot Marthe48 Jan 2022 #6

Use those but try to sort by expiration in future IbogaProject Jan 2022 #7

Thank you Marthe48 Jan 2022 #10

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I was overweight and it was affecting me Marthe48 Jan 2022 #11

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some meters reject expired strips IbogaProject Jan 2022 #9

Mine hasn't rejected the strips Marthe48 Jan 2022 #12

Just a follow-up Marthe48 Jan 2022 #14

I see my diabetes doctor tormorrow LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2022 #15

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I have seen my blood work LetMyPeopleVote Jan 2022 #17

Great! Marthe48 Jan 2022 #18