Blood Glucose Strips

Miss Bob asked:


Does anyone have any information regarding diabetes care (insulin dependant) in/around Manama? I will not have medical coverage and want to know how much medications (such as insulin and test strips for blood glucose monitors) cost?
Also, is there any insurance plan that would cover this, if so please provide a name/contact.
Thanks

ORINO

Connie W asked:


what is the highest blood glucose level can be before it enters the diebetes stage?

MARCELLUS

tolstoi1 asked:


We received a coupon for a new Freestyle Freedom Lite glucose meter. The meter was “free” but the sales tax was $6.

Now I see these meters selling on eBay for $10 including 10 test strips.
http://cgi.ebay.com/FREESTYLE-LITE-freedom-monitor_W0QQitemZ260217942639QQihZ016QQcategoryZ15911QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD4VQQcmdZViewItem?_trksid=p1638.m124

Our package included zero test strips. The smallest quantity available at the pharmacy cost $55.

We don’t want to pay $55 to find out that we don’t like the free meter.

Is the “Lite” model more sensitive than the non-Lite model? If it requires less blood, that is a plus.

How can we obtain just a few strips?

TAMBRE

Simplyease asked:


Today my dad made me take a glucose reading with his strip blood reader thing. I am a very healthy 16 year old male who is, and I dont mean to brag, in tip-top shape. I am 5′9, and weigh 160 pounds approx. and max bench 225. I run track and play football, and my 40 time is a 4.6. Even with those numbers though, I do find that my stamina fails me sometimes while playing sports, and I can feel tired just a little after starting. I never eat junk food, and when I say that I mean rarely ever. I do chew sugar-free, (with small amounts of sugar alcohol) gum almost religiously, and I do drink a lot of water (on some days up to 7 to 8 water bottles.) Anyways, my glucose reading was a very high 151, and now my family is worried about me. I love to eat fruit by the way, every day. Could the fact that I had eaten a bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch twenty minutes before have been a reason? Please help me because these readings almost seem unbelievable…

RANDILYN

itoljaso asked:


I recently bought a cheap blood glucose meter (the “TrueTrack Smart System” kit) over the internet to check out my blood sugars after a relative was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Since I have no symptoms and am not overweight I was just expecting to be reassured; but I found my 8hr fasting glucose over several days seemed to range from 98 to 124 indicating potential prediabetes. However, this morning I became confused on getting a reading of 144 despite not having eaten anything for over 12 hours. I decided to do several tests in a row and the results were: 144 130 117 111 126 110 104. I made sure my fingers were very clean and dry & of course used new strips & lancets each time. The meter did not come with glucose control solution but does have a test card you can insert in the strip port which then reads “OK”. My question is, what is the normal range of reproducibility you can expect in readings from a blood glucose meter, and should I disregard these results and throw it out?

MATTEO