Re: Abby's Backkkkkkkkkk-doctors

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In a message dated 11/7/03 10:48:53 PM Eastern Standard Time,

bettyas@... writes:

> My doctor said I only need to test once a day as well. I'm still

> waiting on them to get me my meter too, so so far I test 0 times a

> day. At least he gave me a prescription for Metformin and Actos.

>

>

My doctor told me a year and a half ago when I was diagnosed to test once a

week... I didn't listen to him but took the advice of people in this group and

found that my bg's were going all over the board from lows to very high. So

my advice is test 2 hours after you eat consistently for a while at least to

see what's going on. I will probably always test at least twice a day even

though my bgs are pretty much regulated right now because diabetes is something

that can change overnight, even if you are presently controlled. I think

self-testing is one of the best ways to keep ahead of some of the real problems

that

can develop with diabetes.

Shirley from TN