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Old-fangled still works
We're forever writing about new
technologies in this magazine. Some of
them remove the need for you to input
any blood monitoring data by doing the
tracking themselves and feeding the
results into readers, apps, the cloud or
other software. Yet, for the less techie
types, nothing beats an old-fashioned
blood test diary.
Desang's diaries are £9 for a pack of
six. Each lasts one month (so a cost of
£1.50 per month). Use it to track foods
eaten, medicine, doses as well as results,
which can be traced on a graph. You can
flip the diary to see 'waves' of results on
the pages and spot trends of highs or
lows. The signal will never drop, and there's
no need to charge it!
Excusively available from Diabetes
UK's online shop.
THE DESANG DIABETES DIARY: sometimes only paper and pen will do.
www.diabetes.org.uk/shop/desangdiary
Extra prep
Gamble does not let his diabetes
stop him from doing anything, but
he does it with consideration and
caution. People without diabetes do
not know what it's like to think about
these things all the time, and how it
can impact quality of life… diabetes
tech can help, but so does a person's
attitude.
He reflects, "Diabetes does not
stop me, I don't let it stop me. Being
a judge on a food show is partly to
state that. When I come across a
situation that I have to deal with -
as a person, and as someone with
diabetes - I try to think, 'OK, how do
I do this?'. It generally involved extra
preparation, and knowing that as you
go along, you'll have to adjust stuff.
It's just part of the deal, but you do
just get on with it."
www.edgamble.co.uk
LEFT: Ed Gamble's autobiography.
ABOVE: The cookbook
of the TV show he has been a
part of for several years.