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Originally Posted by It Ain't Over  MDI would not have started until after home testing was available. Trying to remember the year, but it was earlier that 1985, that was the first I was shown home bg testing and MDI. I had no money and no insurance for a few years prior and so did not go to the dr at all. Seems I read in Bersteins book that he got a hold on his first tester in 74. That was before it became available to those of us that use it. When it first came out it was carefully guarded for use only at the md office. |
Lol That's what you think
My lovely Mum worked out how to do this in the very early 70's. I was diagnosed in 1965.
Things were a tad hit and miss without a meter in the early days but the principle used was more carbs eaten more insulin needed.
It worked very well too. I used MDI using NPH (Isophane) and soluable (neutral) insulin until may 2008 when I started pumping. I still use the bovine neutral in my pump with great success.
