Blood Glucose Strips

london_girl asked:


My nephew who’s only 9 months old developed Type 1 diabetes. My cousin checks his blood with glucometer using test strips, but because of the pain it causes the kid became very nervous and starts crying everytime his mom approaches him. I was wondering if anybody knows about alternative ways to test blood, that are not as painful and that are suitable for a kid his age. Thank you.

LARA

Angel in Captivity asked:


I have been off of them for a good 5 months already and just kinda forgot about my diabetes. I just assumed I was doing good because I felt just fine until about a month ago I started getting unusually fatigued. It just got worse and worse until I couldn’t hardly get out of bed anymore. I finally realized that it could be my blood sugar after all this time but I can’t monitor it bc I need some strips but my question is: Has anyone out there experienced anything similar to this with their diabetes when it gets out of control? Does your fatigue just continue to get worse until you die or get it under control?
I have begun taking meds again now to control it.

NEETEE

Lizzy asked:


My friend has diabetes and recently was put on insulin shots. She is on a very limited, fixed income and can not afford to take her insulin or blood sugar testing times until the end of Feb. Please try to help her. She is a good person who needs help. Her mother has Huntingtons disease and is in a nursing home with 6 months to live. So her mother can not help her with this. She is very anxious to find help. Thank you in advance.

RAIMI

gooddan1992 asked:


I was just diagosed with diabetes.

ZOE

badtzgurl420 asked:


I have gestational diabetes. My doctor called in a prescription to my pharmacy (Rite Aid) on Friday evening. The guy working there told me that Tricare wouldn’t cover any of the cost and Medicare (Part B) wouldn’t pay for it because my doctor didn’t give a “diagnostic code”. I asked how much it would cost without insurance. The guy said that he would call my doctor on Monday and see about either changing my prescription to something Tricare would cover or giving the diagnostic code so Medicare would cover it. I went back Saturday and today, and got the same answer.
I’m supposed to have the testing supplies by Monday, to take to my doctor/diabetes educator/nutritionist appointment in the afternoon.
I’m hoping that everything works out with my insurance so I won’t have to pay, but if not, I’ll have to pay out of pocket (if I can afford it).

About how much does diabetes testing supplies (meter thing, strips, needles, whatever else I’ll need) cost? (I won’t need insulin.)

PRESCOTT

orbz101 asked:


A: less ATP needs to be invested in glycogen catabolism than in glucose
B: Gylcogen is the primary storage form of glucose in animal muscle and liver cells
C: Glycogen is typically found in long, straight chains of glucose monomers
D: Glucose molecules are stripped from gylcogen by hydration reactions
E: Glycogen is catabolized during physical activity AFTER blood glucose is broken down

MARK