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- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
Hi there,
I went for my appointment with the diabetic nurse today.
I have been diagnosed for three months.
My glucose levels have fallen from 31 but I am still very up and down, with spikes I can't always identify.
I am generally now between 8.5 and 10, but there are several times a week I am between 12 and 14. I have also several times a week when I can be low 7s to 8.5.
See, I'm still a mess!
However, today I was told I no longer need to test my blood every day.
It was suggested that I need only test 2 or three times a week and only more than once in any day if my levels were in double figures.
I said that I thought I needed to be below 6.0 and was told that 7.0 was fine. In fact, so long as I'm in single figures that is apparently ok.... ?
Now, I may be slightly sceptical, but I fear that this is only being suggested as the cost of the testing strips are so high, not because its not beneficial for me to test.
From all I read here on the forum, testing, especially when I'm not stable and still well above the recommended levels, testing is virtually essential.
Any advice gratefully accepted!
Thanks,
Bee Gee
I went for my appointment with the diabetic nurse today.
I have been diagnosed for three months.
My glucose levels have fallen from 31 but I am still very up and down, with spikes I can't always identify.
I am generally now between 8.5 and 10, but there are several times a week I am between 12 and 14. I have also several times a week when I can be low 7s to 8.5.
See, I'm still a mess!
However, today I was told I no longer need to test my blood every day.
It was suggested that I need only test 2 or three times a week and only more than once in any day if my levels were in double figures.
I said that I thought I needed to be below 6.0 and was told that 7.0 was fine. In fact, so long as I'm in single figures that is apparently ok.... ?
Now, I may be slightly sceptical, but I fear that this is only being suggested as the cost of the testing strips are so high, not because its not beneficial for me to test.
From all I read here on the forum, testing, especially when I'm not stable and still well above the recommended levels, testing is virtually essential.
Any advice gratefully accepted!
Thanks,
Bee Gee