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Steff
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Hi Sal and welcome to the forum , it is a personal choice weather to test or not but many of us find it benificial as the test can tell us how we react to certain foods. Wil you be seeing your GP or diabetic nurse soon? maybe talk to them about self testing As your only diet controlled at the moment you would have to pay for your own test strips though.
SacredHeart
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Hi Sal and welcome.
You'll get some great advice off some really lovely T2's on here about BG testing. It's something I HAVE to do as a T1, but I know lots of T2's find it really useful 🙂
You'll get some great advice off some really lovely T2's on here about BG testing. It's something I HAVE to do as a T1, but I know lots of T2's find it really useful 🙂
gizmogirl
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Hi steff,
im seeing nurse on friday she said not 2 bother testing
but how do i then no if im eating the right things:Ssal x
gizmogirl
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Northerner
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Hi Sal, welcome to the forum 🙂 Read the following links - they should help you decide about testing:
Jennifer's good advice about testing:
http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/14045524.php
Maggie Davey's open letter to the newly diagnosed:
http://www.sequin.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Downloads/openlet.pdf
A good book to give you a good start is Type 2 Diabetes: The First Year - An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed by Gretchen Becker.
Jennifer's good advice about testing:
http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/14045524.php
Maggie Davey's open letter to the newly diagnosed:
http://www.sequin.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Downloads/openlet.pdf
A good book to give you a good start is Type 2 Diabetes: The First Year - An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed by Gretchen Becker.
Steff
Little Miss Chatterbox
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Hi steff,
im seeing nurse on friday she said not 2 bother testing
sal x
Exactly she says no to testing but she is not the diabetic at home with it 24/7.Some have gone off on there own back and bought a meter and tested and then have took the results to the gp/nurse and it has proved them wrong.Maybe something to think about
gizmogirl
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I'd add that only bother testing if you know what you're trying to achieve. Don't just test simply to put the numbers in front of the GP or DN!
Personally, I tested myself once a day for the first month or two (at different times each day). Over time, I built up a knowledge of my diet (and exercise) and now only test once a week to make sure that my BG isn't doing anything nasty! Oh, I also test myself a couple of hours after eating out too (just to reassure myself! But if the number is high, I go for a quick walk to help bring it down).
Good luck with everything,
Andy 🙂
Personally, I tested myself once a day for the first month or two (at different times each day). Over time, I built up a knowledge of my diet (and exercise) and now only test once a week to make sure that my BG isn't doing anything nasty! Oh, I also test myself a couple of hours after eating out too (just to reassure myself! But if the number is high, I go for a quick walk to help bring it down).
Good luck with everything,
Andy 🙂
gizmogirl
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gizmogirl
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Steff
Little Miss Chatterbox
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gizmogirl
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Hi Guys
hope youve had a good week?
well heres my update i went back 2 see the nurse yesterday that being my second visit🙂 when i said i had been chatting to u guys about a blood testing monitor so i could keep an i on myself she was right niffed🙄
lol and said i didnt need one and sent me packing 😱
so im now just goin 2 diet and exercise like the clappers and hopefully im doing the right thing🙄 and in june when i go back i will try not pee the nurse off hehe
Sal x
hope youve had a good week?
well heres my update i went back 2 see the nurse yesterday that being my second visit🙂 when i said i had been chatting to u guys about a blood testing monitor so i could keep an i on myself she was right niffed🙄
lol and said i didnt need one and sent me packing 😱
so im now just goin 2 diet and exercise like the clappers and hopefully im doing the right thing🙄 and in june when i go back i will try not pee the nurse off hehe
Sal x
😡 Don't need a bg monitor indeed! 😡
I bet you she'd be the first asking for one if she had diabetes!!
Don't wait until June and don't be fobbed off! You can't get good control unless you know what your bg is before and after eating.
If the nurse continues to be 'miffed' 🙂mad🙂, insist on talking to your GP instead and make it clear that you need to test yourself in order to get better control. Also, make it clear that if you get good control, then you'll be testing less frequently.
Andy
p.s. It is possible to get meters for free (others can give you advice here). They'll come with some test strips so that'll get you started. You can then pester your GP to put the strips on prescription (but they are expensive, so there may be some resistance there too).
I bet you she'd be the first asking for one if she had diabetes!!
Don't wait until June and don't be fobbed off! You can't get good control unless you know what your bg is before and after eating.
If the nurse continues to be 'miffed' 🙂mad🙂, insist on talking to your GP instead and make it clear that you need to test yourself in order to get better control. Also, make it clear that if you get good control, then you'll be testing less frequently.
Andy
p.s. It is possible to get meters for free (others can give you advice here). They'll come with some test strips so that'll get you started. You can then pester your GP to put the strips on prescription (but they are expensive, so there may be some resistance there too).
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