Summermum said:
Not sure if the glucograf is more use than the book that came with my meter. Any thoughts?
I actually used the little record books that come with the Accu Check meter and when the first one ran out I phoned Accu Check and they kindly sent me more
They fall down because there is not enough space to record a pre and post meal reading clearly and no where to put food, exercise info, but I don't see th Glucograf being much better.
When I was testing every meal and more as I was on insulin when first diagnosed I found I had to keep the Accu Chek record books to see trends and also a food diary which was simply me writing down every meal/portion sizes etc together with bg test results. I just used a little note book from a supermarket which I found worked well although mostly I just seemed to remember what portions of what sort of foods I could eat once I had fine tuned them. New potatoes where first I believe then basmati rice then chips etc etc. Now I dont have to think about it and the only thing I weigh out is corn flakes as 20g looks very small in a breakfast bowl :lol:
I'm quite laid back about it all now but I still remember how when first diagnosed I was almost obsessed with tight control to the point of counting the chips I would eat. I still keep pretty good control but without beating myself up over it. And hopefully it will stay that way for a long time but I appreciate that my good efforts may not always be enough and when that happens I will need more medication, but having been on insulin for a year it would no horrors for me if at some point in the future I would need to use it again, just not too soon I hope
Due an Hb A1c this week or next and hopefully it will be under 6 again as usual (fingers crossed)
