Guest guest Posted June 24, 1999 Report Share Posted June 24, 1999 Hi, I am new to this mailing list, but am hoping to enjoy meeting everyone and learning more. I was diagnosed with diabetes on May 20th, and was put on one pill of Glucatrol 5mg per day. It lowered my sugar so much, that they took me off of it a week ago. I am now supposed to control with diet only. The dietician at the hospital gave me a diet to go by, which includes eating 3 servings of carbohydrates per meal. I'm finding it rather hard to eat that much. I'd say I'm eating more now than I did before being diagnosed. I have to eat 3 meals a day, and she said to eat a snack before bed. I'm currently using the Accu-chek Advantage system to check daily, and was wondering if any of you have preferences on systems, lancets, and lancing devices? Thanks Beth -- Don't forget to visit http://www.frontporch.com/rvs/index.html for RVS fan pics, rvsfans talkcity chat room, and instructions for the rvsfans mailing list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 1999 Report Share Posted June 24, 1999 Hi Beth, > I was diagnosed with diabetes on May 20th, and was put on one > pill of Glucatrol 5mg per day. :-) I was actually also diagnosed on May 20th... > I'm finding it rather hard to eat that much. I'd say I'm eating more > now than I did before being diagnosed. I have to eat 3 meals a day, > and she said to eat a snack before bed. I can understand that. What about dividing into more than three meal. I personally eat about 6 times a day. It seems to work very well for me since I am not really hungry at any time and the meals are of more " consumable " size. > I'm currently using the Accu-chek Advantage system to check daily, and > was wondering if any of you have preferences on systems, lancets, and > lancing devices? I have a Accu-chek Simplicity and I think it works rather well. It's very easy to use. When I got it I also got a Soft-clix II lancing device. How many times do you check a day? Regards, Sune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 1999 Report Share Posted June 24, 1999 Hi Sune, I only check once a day - but I vary the time of day -- sometimes do a fasting check, sometimes do a check a couple hours after a meal -- just to see how the rate change goes thru out the day. Mine has been very normal, long as I stay on the diet. I can't imagine eating 6 times a day....... I used to eat twice a day, before being diagnosed. Having an extra meal a day seems " a lot " for me. I have soft-clix lancets and the lancing device. I read on one of the diabetes sites, that soft-clix isn't really " the best " you can get, so just was wondering if anyone had any thoughts on them. The " simplicity " - I wonder how different that is from " advantage " system?? The Advantage, was what our employee health nurse recommended - but I had also been shown a " one touch " one where you just lay your finger down on the strip in the machine after pricking it - and it does the reading - the advantage you have to " drop " the blood on - and it's sometimes kinda hard to do.......... See you Beth -- Don't forget to visit http://www.frontporch.com/rvs/index.html for RVS fan pics, rvsfans talkcity chat room, and instructions for the rvsfans mailing list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 1999 Report Share Posted June 24, 1999 Hi Beth, > I only check once a day - but I vary the time of day -- sometimes do a fasting > check, sometimes do a check a couple hours after a meal -- just to see how the > rate change goes thru out the day. Mine has been very normal, long as I stay on > the diet. Cool. Mine is between 9 and 15 depending upon them time of day and what I eat. I don't really have a " schedule " yet. But when I do test I do it four times. About 7 am, 11.30 am, 5.30 pm and 20 pm. > I can't imagine eating 6 times a day....... I used to eat twice a day, before > being diagnosed. Having an extra meal a day seems " a lot " for me. Yeah, I can understand that. But it's 6 small meals. Well, I guess you shouldn't pressure yourself into doing something that you can't. > I have soft-clix lancets and the lancing device. I read on one of the diabetes > sites, that soft-clix isn't really " the best " you can get, so just was wondering > if anyone had any thoughts on them. Okay. I like it, but I haven't ever tried anything else. So... :-) > The " simplicity " - I wonder how different that is from " advantage " system?? Try and look at: http://www.boehringer-mannheim.com/diabetes/us/products/glucose/glucindex.html they have information about both of them. > the advantage you have to " drop " the blood on - and it's sometimes > kinda hard to do.......... The Simplicity works the same way, but don't you think it's just a matter of practice? :-) Regards, Sune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 1999 Report Share Posted June 24, 1999 Hi Sune, Thanks for the url, I will check it out later, right now I need to head for bed. I'm a night owl, but it's after 4am here, so I really need to go..... I suppose it might just take practice, and for the most part I do pretty good, but the other night I stuck myself 3 times trying to get a reading. The first time I messed up and didn't have the machine on, didn't realize it til I had put the blood on and stuck it in - so I started over, and the second time the reading was pretty high - about 148, which I didn't think was right, because I was feeling ok - so I stuck myself a 3rd time, and got it right that time - and the reading was 125 - which I think was right. I don't think it could have dropped from148 to 125 in five minutes, and I think the high reading was wrong. Just seems easier to me, if you could put your finger down on the strip - but I've not actually tried that. I've heard a lot of other people say they test several times a day - I don't know why the doctor only said do it daily. But since I only do it once, I do vary the times around, so I know what my body's sugar does after meals, or fasting. Gotta go get to bed, see ya later! Beth -- Don't forget to visit http://www.frontporch.com/rvs/index.html for RVS fan pics, rvsfans talkcity chat room, and instructions for the rvsfans mailing list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 1999 Report Share Posted June 24, 1999 Hi Beth, > I suppose it might just take practice, and for the most part I do pretty good, > but the other night I stuck myself 3 times trying to get a reading. Yeah, I've tried that one too, but I'm getting better. > Gotta go get to bed, see ya later! Okay. Sleep tight... :-) Regards, Sune Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 1999 Report Share Posted June 24, 1999 > >Reply-To: diabetes_intonelist >To: " diabetes_intonelist " <diabetes_intonelist> >Subject: New list member... >Date: Thu, 24 Jun 1999 08:48:50 +0200 > > > >Hello there, > > >My name is Sune. I live in Copenhagen, Denmark and I am 28 years old. I >have newly discovered type 2 diabetes, so it's all very new to me. > >I am using pills (Amaryl and Orabet, these are probably danish names) >and diet to keep it under control. > >I am just trying to learn more about my condition and to meet people who >might have similar problems. > > >Regards, > >Sune > >Hej Sune Velkommen på listen, du kan tro du kan lære meget her, dog mest amerikanske metoder, der dog ikke skiller sig særligt ud fra danske. Sorry, this stranges language was Danish, I just velcome Sune in his own language. I am 54 lives in Hadsten between Randers and Århus. We are more danes on the list. Yours Else-Marie >--------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 24, 1999 Report Share Posted June 24, 1999 also had problems getting thr drop of blood exactly on the place but then my dietition gave me the curved strips & they are perfectly easy. Beth wrote: > > > > Hi Sune, > > I only check once a day - but I vary the time of day -- sometimes do a fasting > check, sometimes do a check a couple hours after a meal -- just to see how the > rate change goes thru out the day. Mine has been very normal, long as I stay on > the diet. > > I can't imagine eating 6 times a day....... I used to eat twice a day, before > being diagnosed. Having an extra meal a day seems " a lot " for me. > > I have soft-clix lancets and the lancing device. I read on one of the diabetes > sites, that soft-clix isn't really " the best " you can get, so just was wondering > if anyone had any thoughts on them. The " simplicity " - I wonder how different > that is from " advantage " system?? The Advantage, was what our employee health > nurse recommended - but I had also been shown a " one touch " one where you just > lay your finger down on the strip in the machine after pricking it - and it does > the reading - the advantage you have to " drop " the blood on - and it's sometimes > kinda hard to do.......... > > See you > Beth > > -- > Don't forget to visit http://www.frontporch.com/rvs/index.html for RVS fan pics, > rvsfans talkcity chat room, and instructions for the rvsfans mailing list. > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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