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<blockquote data-quote="JenniferW" data-source="post: 966068" data-attributes="member: 191472"><p>It sounds to me as if you're already making progress, working out how things are affecting you.</p><p></p><p>I haven't been given monitor or supplies by my GP, so I also limit the amount of testing I do. But even so, when you compare the price of one test strip to the price of all sorts of snack foods, you can see which is better value for money! So I'd also suggest getting your own free meter and the cheaper test strips.</p><p></p><p>If you're in charge of your own supplies, you can have days where you test before and after every meal, and really get to grips with what foods have what effect. But don't assume you have to do this for ever. I carb-count all the time, but have a week where I do a lot of testing, think about what it's showing, have a break from testing, try to make changes in my diet, and then go back to another few days of lots of testing, to see if there's a difference. </p><p></p><p>My meter can be plugged in so I can see a chart of the readings on my computer (and maybe they all do that). I find looking at that helps - not just at the individual readings.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JenniferW, post: 966068, member: 191472"] It sounds to me as if you're already making progress, working out how things are affecting you. I haven't been given monitor or supplies by my GP, so I also limit the amount of testing I do. But even so, when you compare the price of one test strip to the price of all sorts of snack foods, you can see which is better value for money! So I'd also suggest getting your own free meter and the cheaper test strips. If you're in charge of your own supplies, you can have days where you test before and after every meal, and really get to grips with what foods have what effect. But don't assume you have to do this for ever. I carb-count all the time, but have a week where I do a lot of testing, think about what it's showing, have a break from testing, try to make changes in my diet, and then go back to another few days of lots of testing, to see if there's a difference. My meter can be plugged in so I can see a chart of the readings on my computer (and maybe they all do that). I find looking at that helps - not just at the individual readings. [/QUOTE]
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