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MEET DAFNE
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COURSES FOR SKILLS AND TOOLS FOR THE DIABETIC LIFE
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New Products /roovy giveaways News (for T1 and T2)
Making your own insulin dosing decisions?
Tools for optimising your insulin: High and Low Pattern See when to adjust your insulin! Your meter can tell you when it detects blood glucose patterns, so you can consider insulin therapy adjustments.
On insulin and regularly making your own insulin dosing decisions? OneTouch® Verio®Pro may be suitable for your needs. To order your FREE* meter trial call 0800 279 4142 quoting code AE108. Lines open 8.30am-6pm Mon-Fri, 9am-1pm Sat
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*TERMS AND CONDITIONS Offer open to insulin users resident in the UK aged 16 or over only, excluding existing users of a OneTouch® UltraEasy®, OneTouch®Ultra®2, OneTouch® Vita® or OneTouch® UltraSmart® Blood Glucose meter. Offer closing date 30th September 2011. Those eligible to participate in the free meter trial will be offered a OneTouch® Verio®Pro Blood Glucose meter and a questionnaire about their experience of using the OneTouch® Verio®Pro to complete and return in the reply paid envelope provided. Only one free OneTouch® Verio®Pro Blood Glucose meter trial per person. Meters are subject to availability. This offer is limited to a maximum of 4,000 free OneTouch® Verio®Pro meters. Allow 28 days for delivery. LifeScan, LifeScan Logo, OneTouch® and OneTouch® Verio®Pro are trademarks of LifeScan Inc. © UK and Ireland 2011 11-076 AW 097-500 www.LifeScan.co.uk
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Help count carbs with Salterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nutri-Weigh scales. Give your tootsies a boost with Footkiss. Get helmet ID for safer cycling and other sports.
Medtronicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new Enlite CGM sensor. A charter of diabetes rights. JDRF â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;discovery dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; in Bethnal Green. Join a picnic in the park for children with diabetes. Saucy fish recipes. Chocolate munchy seeds giveaway.
Who or What are DAFNE, DESMOND and their associates, Sadie, Bertie and others.
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Introducing Bayer’s CONTOUR® USB meter. The first blood glucose meter with plug & play diabetes management software. Plug into a whole new diabetes management experience. Gain the knowledge that can help you lower your HbA1c. Now that’s a simple win. + Plug & play technology for instant access to patterns and trends + Bayer’s GLUCOFACTS™ DELUXE software can help you discover valuable insight + Knowledge you can share with your healthcare professional
Over 97% of patients rated Bayer’s CONTOUR® USB as ‘good’, ‘very good’, or ‘excellent’1
+ Utilises Bayer’s CONTOUR® test strips, available on prescription
Bayer’s CONTOUR® USB is available at £24.99 RRP plus P&P. Buy online at www.bayercontourusb.co.uk and, if you do so before 30 June 2011 you can claim £5 off by typing USBDS135 in the promotional code box.*
*Not available in conjunction with any other offer. 1. Data on File, Bayer HealthCare. Bayer (reg’d), the Bayer Cross (reg’d), CONTOUR, GLUCOFACTS and simplewins are trademarks of Bayer.
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