Guest guest Posted February 23, 2006 Report Posted February 23, 2006 > Hi Patti, > For most people, damage is not going to happen very quickly and it does take > time to get numbers back to normal. If your doctor is understanding, then > he is working with you to get your numbers to normal (what is normal for one > person may not be for someone else). Don't start stressing about high > numbers. Stress can only lead to higher numbers. Write down any questions you > might have for your doctor when you go back. > > You probably need to eat more often. Not eating can do as much damage as > eating too much. I eat 3 meals and at least one snack during the day. Some > people eat 2 snacks, while others have 5 small meals. > > hugs, > Eunice I respectfully disagree, or it may be that I don't know what kind of damage you are talking about. If you are talking about having a sugar dump from going low, I don't have those, but understand that some folks will. My rule is, if I am not hungry, I am not going to force myself to eat. Unless I get low, that is. And I test often enough, and have good hypo awareness, to take care of any lows I might have. As with everything, YMMV. Quote
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2006 Report Posted February 25, 2006 > In order to buy my own test strips if I run out and my ins won't pay, > doesn't the dr have to give me an rx? > > thanks for your info. Just getting brave enough to post questions! > > JUDITH Here in my part of Texas, I can buy as many strips as I want without a prescription. The prescription is only to get your insurance company to pay. Here in my part of Texas, meters, strips, and some insulins are all over the counter items. Quote
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2006 Report Posted February 25, 2006 > In order to buy my own test strips if I run out and my ins won't pay, > doesn't the dr have to give me an rx? > > thanks for your info. Just getting brave enough to post questions! > > JUDITH Here in my part of Texas, I can buy as many strips as I want without a prescription. The prescription is only to get your insurance company to pay. Here in my part of Texas, meters, strips, and some insulins are all over the counter items. Quote
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2006 Report Posted February 25, 2006 > In order to buy my own test strips if I run out and my ins won't pay, > doesn't the dr have to give me an rx? > > thanks for your info. Just getting brave enough to post questions! > > JUDITH Here in my part of Texas, I can buy as many strips as I want without a prescription. The prescription is only to get your insurance company to pay. Here in my part of Texas, meters, strips, and some insulins are all over the counter items. Quote
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