How often do you test?

[Fryertown2012]

Quick question for all type 1 Diabetics reading this..

On any typical day how often do you test your blood sugar & when?

I have had an insulin pump since July 2012 to get my sugars in a safe range to become pregnant, which I did and now have a healthy 9 month old baby boy....I now in the words of my doctor need to relax with my testing, so was interested what everyone else does. I have been diabetic for 24 years but cant remember a time I wasn't trying to get or was pregnant!!!!

Thank you.

 

[mo1905]

I test approx 4 or 5 times a day. More if I'm driving a fair bit. I test before breakfast and usually prior to eating.

 

[Brunneria]

I am type 2 diet and exercise only, I test:

On waking
Before breakfast
Before dinner
+ 2 hrs
At bed

Then if I'm eating anything new that might spike my carbs.

The first two are only because I am monitoring my dawn phenomenon at the moment.

 

[Chas C]

I have a Dexcom so every 5 mins or so, finger test about 4 times a day and more if need to check the Dex result.

Pre-Dex I tested about 8+ times a day.

 

[iHs]

I could have done with the cgm today..... put new cannula in at lunchtime with new cartridge and tube....bg was ok... eat 10g carb with bolus.. Done a bg test 15.30 expecting to see bg of about 8mmol. Got a fright to see bg of 19.3mmol. Disconnected from set....did prime through tube...insulin running through it like a hosepipe. Did correction bolus by pen and then decided to take out the set.... Bent in 2 places. Why who knows. OH said it looks like introducer not pulling back as it should. H?mmmmmm he might be right. Have now put another set in from another batch. The one that failed come from a complimentary box of just 2 sets. If I had cgm, I would have seen the rise up instead of seeing it on the bg test

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[dtennant9]

I test around 6-8 times a day depending on how active I am etc.

 

[Swebster]

Just checked my accu check mobile I've tested 515 times over last 90 days that's 6 times per day on average but some days I don't test at all so probably depends how motivated and what I'm doing that day. Even with all those tests still very hard to keep between the 4-8 that I like


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[Lamont D]

I am testing up to 9 times a day depending what I'm eating!

 

[Swebster]

Think better question is what % of tests are in range of 4-8


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[gorillamark]

Minimum of 6

1 fasting which doubles as pre-breakfast. then 1 two hours after breakfast.
1 before lunch and one two hours after
1 before evening meal and one two hours after.

I do others on ad-hoc basis. For instance just after exercise. Or am testing a new recipe.