Testing frequency for NIDDs Type 2 (was Re: )

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> As I test 5 -6 times a day, and

> keep a journal, I fail to see where

> an isolated reading comes in.

Hi, Marilyn!

Unless you are taking the readings

according to a proven pattern, I would

call them 5 - 6 isolated readings.

For myself, NIDD2 in good control like

you, I would not be able to justify that

expense. I test 3 times a week routinely.

At about US$0.50 per strip, that makes

about US$6.00 a month in test strip costs

whereas you appear to be spending around

US$90 a month on them. What return do you

get on your test strip investment to

justify that expense?

I imagine that for somebody with no medical

insurance and possibly not much spare

cash, it would be a tough call to have to

find US$90 a month for test strips unless

there was some very real, immediate,

advantage to be obtained.

For myself, I would say that it would be

better to spend the money on extra fresh

fruit and vegetables than on optional BG

testing.

What do you do with the 5-6 readings a

day?