AgaMatrix App One Month On - Plus a bit!

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[@Outandaboutwithpoggy]

Hi Mike, Just ordered one today, I have been using the basic TEE 2 one off my local GP but no way of collating my data into any useful meanings, I have bought an extra 50 test strips and with VAT Relief it has only come to £23, did look at freestyle Libra but like yourself considered it too expensive, luckily I do get lancets and test strips to use with my TEE 2 meter and will continue to use that a couple of days a week for the diabetic nurse but use the new meter for myself and too keep track of my diet etc, As I have mentioned previously, in Feb 2020 I was prescribed Trulicity Dulaglutide Pens which I would inject every Friday morning in my stomach but sadly due to a worldwide shortage my pharmacy and others in the West Bromwich area are no longer able to supply at present quoting early 2025, NICE have advised GP’s not to prescribe alternatives or reduce or increase the doses of the Trulicity, for what reason I have no idea, hope your arm soon gets better, and the puppy is behaving itself, Take care Mike M West Bromwich

[@writerlywitterings]

It really drives me nuts to hear stories like that. Why is it that we don't make the things ourselves in this country? Madness that so much manufacturing was permitted to be outsourced to China. I hope you manage to get some of the things again before too long.

[@Outandaboutwithpoggy]

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[@paulmchugh1430]

It seems like an easy app to use. I do not use any monitoring system or device. I have been consistently below the recommended a1c levels for about 4 years when I have my blood tested. So much so I do not have to visit my doctor mare than twice a year. I see your are is out of the sling. I am guessing your recovery is going well.

[@writerlywitterings]

Thanks, Paul. Yes, the app is very straightforward. I'm really enjoying using it. It's very convenient and easy. Much though I dislike the constant stabbing, it is very reassuring to be able to check on how different foods affect my blood sugars. I may well reduce the testing over time but for now while my eyes are still deteriorating, I am taking every precaution!

[@Outandaboutwithpoggy]

⁠@@writerlywitterings, I know how you feel regards your eyes Mike, my mother had T2 and had to have Insulin injections twice a day , morning and evening, because she had the same or similar sugar related problems with her eyes, I had to fill the syringes for her, part cloudy and part clear insulin, no pre-filled doses in those days, she used to have to go to the Birmingham eye centre twice a year for injections and laser treatment to burn off the sugar at the back of the eyes and you know she lived on Rabbit food, constantly her bcg was in double figures and at the age of 46 she lost one of her lower limbs, so as you say a dreaded disease, my bcg is usually between 5.2 and 6.4, not bad but could be better, for some reason in the last 3 months my levels dropped to around 3.4 and 3.8 which resulted in hypos but I always keep Dextrosol and choccie bars in the flat, but I think I know the reason for that, I’ll send you a letter and explain further and you can tell me what you think, sadly everyone’s diabetes is different and we all have different stories to tell, my wife reversed her diabetes 3 years ago and as no medication, I’m still stuck on 4 x 500mg Metformin and 3 Gliclazide a day , anyway, bye for now, Mike