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nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
Tue Mar 11, 2014, 10:41 AM Mar 2014

Thanks, been "lapsing" on self testing

Mostly I find it's harder to cheat when you do not do it religiously on Monday Wednesday Friday as my dad used to. But I had not done it.

Also when I know I will get physical, fire coverage, I take it with me. While I know alcohol will change the measurement, that is one place I use it. It's not like you can find a bathroom in the middle of a wild fire.

I don't let it (or the rest) stop me.

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Thanks, been "lapsing" on self testing (Original Post) nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 OP
Twice a day, for 15 years. oneshooter Mar 2014 #1
I don't self-test. I use the 3 month test to tell me where I am at. So far it has been working for jwirr Mar 2014 #2
It really depends on how agressive it is nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #3
I try to see how I am doing so I would not cheat. That is not to say that I do not eat goodies when jwirr Mar 2014 #4
I test twice daily. oneshooter Mar 2014 #5
I'm supposed to test 3 times a day meow2u3 May 2014 #6
 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
3. It really depends on how agressive it is
Thu Mar 13, 2014, 03:32 PM
Mar 2014

my dad's was not that bad, mine is far more aggressive, but still not as bad, (Or how far it has progressed)

Now Type 1 or on insulin, test yourself more often.

My aunt, may she rest in peace, ate cake, candies and all that, but stopped 48 hours before her scheduled finger pricks. So she kept having a lot of spikes, and the neuropathy was bad. Her A1C was not stellar, but her log book was.

That is what I mean by cheating.

jwirr

(39,215 posts)
4. I try to see how I am doing so I would not cheat. That is not to say that I do not eat goodies when
Thu Mar 13, 2014, 03:36 PM
Mar 2014

there is a birthday. My biggest problem is not having good food on hand. By the end of the month I am eating things I know I should not because I need to have enough carbs to take my pills without pushing the blood sugar level too low.

oneshooter

(8,614 posts)
5. I test twice daily.
Thu Mar 13, 2014, 09:17 PM
Mar 2014

In the morning before eating, and again several hours after eating supper.

I use the morning read as a guide as to how well my meds are working.

My evening reading tells me how my body is reacting to different food.

meow2u3

(24,927 posts)
6. I'm supposed to test 3 times a day
Mon May 26, 2014, 04:18 PM
May 2014

I've been lapsing by only testing first thing in the morning. Needless to say, I've been cheating something awful.

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