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Lucy:
Article on diabetes today.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18117565
 
The picture... the caption says "Asian man testing his blood glucose levels"... yet he doesn't appear to have a meter? I'm clearly being stupid in some way.. don't know how though.
 
Makes me laugh how the constant stream of articles on T2 always show a picture of someone testing and caption along the lines of "Diabetics need to test their blood sugar level"

sedge:
Aaaah, there is some type of strip you can bung your blood on and it changes colour.  I didn't think we used em in the UK though, dunno how accurate they are?

Just wondering if that's a UK Asian!  LOL

Lucy:
Like a ketone strip but with blood? Gives you a vague range or something? I assume it's a UK Asian diabetic... it's about ethnic minorities within the uk!

nytquill17:
It could just as easily be a stock photo rather than a photo taken specifically for the article.

Venomous:
It's amazing they used a photo of a man within normal weight range! (yes Nyt probably was!)

Love this bit! 

"RISK FACTORS
Large waist measurement
Being overweight
Being over 40 - or over 25 for people of South Asian origin
Having a family history of Type 2 diabetes
Anyone with two or more risk factors should visit their GP"

Asian... 25th birthday? better visit your doctor??  :p

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