usually female is the carrier of the genetic disease,which side grandpa is that,but if ur father u will carry it possibly ur kids/grandchildren will get it..but there`s a percentage u can get it too if u dont take precaution measures to prevent it..my ex biology teacher told me about genetic diseases inheritance,n i kinda think its a bit accurate,since i got both of diseases from my late grandma(my late mother side)there`s few more she told me,1st child/2nd child usually didnt get it,especially female becoz their genetic is dominant unlike male..

yea only strips and needle arent covered by the govt hospitals,but strips kinda killing my pocket tho~ needles isnt that much since its 60cent for 1..

This post has been edited by whuffy_aniki: Jun 12 2013, 11:58 PM

I'm not Malaysian so I don't think will be eligible to discounts / using gov. hospital.

I import my strips from UK - cost is approx RM60 for a pack of 50, most pharmacies I see here are selling at this price for only 25 pcs. The meter I use isn't available here but can buy it in UK too for cheap (RM70 around only)

Needles I buy a few hundred at a time - normally RM40-45 per box of 100

My Dexcom G4 is due to be delivered on Monday by DHL (unless it gets held up at customs)

Oh. Now I got it.

Btw, just came back from govt clinic this morning. As usual the whole process took me ~2.5 hrs. No complain since getting free insulin and metformin. The doctor increased my insulin level to 10 ut for each jab dy. with this I scare going into hypo again... Monitoring soon.

need to monitor your bg level after food to see if the insulin increase is too much.

wahhhh strips only rm60 for 50?thats cheap,im using the yellow box of optium exceed T_T 50pcs=rm105 after i become member of the pharmacy i only get rm10 discount

aha,2.5hours?i really jelly..yeah hypo is really a bother,suddenly vision becomes blur,very weak sensitivity too

This post has been edited by whuffy_aniki: Jun 14 2013, 04:08 PM

Yep, I'm using the Accu Chek Aviva Nano meter from UK - you can buy the meter there for less than RM50 as they make the money from the strips (NHS in UK will give a Type 1 1 box of 50 per week FOC). Unfortunately the model is different to the ones available in Asia so I also have another meter I bought here for emergency.

Now I'm using the same meter, and buy strips from eBay in UK - last time purchased 30 boxes or so and send over all together by courier

Looks like my CGMS should be arriving by tomorrow, will need less strips and get a reading every 5 minutes

Shocking news that I found this Morning.

Due to the current durian season, my family keeps on asking me out for a durian lunch...So I did a quick google search and found this:

http://healthylifecarenews.com/durian-bett...lon-and-papaya/
http://apjcn.nhri.org.tw/server/APJCN/Volu.../35-39-1017.pdf

Will reserve this weekend for Durian lunch at SS2 liao beh tahan

always in moderation right.

still will increase you blood sugar if eat a basket of durian.

Durian has a lot of carbs actually - Low GI or High GI, still a lot of carbs

And I've fitted my first sensor just now - approximately 2 hours before I'll start to get first readings / calibrate

Not-lah.. just moderate.. Will not eat any food thereafter and check my glucose level 2-3 hrs thereafter... wait for weekend

27g / 100gm total is consider superb already ..Even rolled oats that I taken every Morning also having Carbo reading of 60g/100gm!

I am going to eat the most expensive durian I can get.

Yeah but you don't eat crabs dry - I mean 100g of Durian isn't much

Cooked rice has around 25g / 100G, raw rice 70-75g / 100G, 100G cooked isn't enough for a meal

huh cooked rice having low carbo? Shocking weh.. What I know rice is one of the worst effect on my BS reading. Even brown rice is slightly better but still high if takes full plate

BTW, do update us on your new meter...Dun you feel pain having needle (?) sitting under the skin all the time? How about taking shower?

This post has been edited by stimix: Jun 18 2013, 11:47 AM

Well in effect cooked / raw is the same , just the cooked one has water inside hence less carbs / 100g

If I eat brown rice I normally have a 100g raw portion, equates to around 300g cooked - for me 5-7U of Novorapid depending on time of day / activity level

The insertion needle on the meter is fairly long , after that the needle that goes inside is tiny (don't even get to see it, as it's inside the insertion needle) although the tool looks a bit scary at first - it's the packet on the left



You keep the sensor / transmitter on the whole time - it's waterproof. Once taken off you need to replace with a new sensor - sensor guaranteed for 7 days - although some people report getting up to 4 weeks out of it, hope I get as long as possible as they're not cheap to say the least.

Will update over the next few days how I get on ... today not the best start as woke up with a high BG (10.2) Unfortunately the first sensor I inserted had an error, so need to get that replaced

This post has been edited by rjb123: Jun 18 2013, 12:00 PM

How about the feeling of needle permanently attached to the body.. I really having phobia on this.. Anyway.. can't afford this gadget for sure haha..

I can only feel the adhesive / tape sticking the transmitter / sensor on to be honest - don't even notice the needle inside

Then again being a Type 1 I've injected myself so many times over the years I don't really feel those either anymore

It does feel a bit unsual to have something stuck to you though - I'm sure I'll get used to that part soon ...

This post has been edited by rjb123: Jun 18 2013, 12:10 PM

I know that feeling of not feeling anything after 10 years sticking needle for insulin and blood check.

thank Allah, I already passed that phase. not needing any needles and frequent Blood sugar check.