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<blockquote data-quote="borofergie" data-source="post: 246796" data-attributes="member: 33342"><p>1. Ignore any Health Care Professional that tells you that you shouldn't test*</p><p>2. Do some research and find out which meter has the cheapest strips (I buy my strips in bulk from ebay). It shouldn't cost you more than about 20p per test.</p><p>2. Buy the meter that has the cheapest strips.</p><p>3. Start testing your BG when you first wake up in the morning (this is your fasting number).</p><p>4. Test before you eat each meal.</p><p>5. Test 2 hours after you eat each meal.</p><p></p><p>(*make a mental note of who they are so that you can rub their noses in it after you get your diabetes under control)l</p><p></p><p>That might sound like a lot of testing, but you need to understand how your body is reacting to different foods (and mainly to carbohydrates).</p><p></p><p>The eventual aim is that your 2 hour BG reading will be less than 7.8 mmol/l. It'll probably be a bit of a struggle to get there at first but you'll get there in the end.</p><p></p><p>Carbohydrate turns to sugar in your blood. Workout the carbohydrate content of anything you eat. Cut out any obvious sources of carbs (especially bread, pasta, rice, potatoes and stuff with flour or sugar in it).</p><p></p><p>Exactly how much carb you can tolerate depends on the condition of your endocrine system. Some of do well on 150g of carbs a day, some eat as few as 50g. It isn't easy in the beginning, but you'll feel so much better within the first few weeks that it gets much, much easier.</p><p></p><p>Good luck. We're here for you.</p><p></p><p>Stephen</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="borofergie, post: 246796, member: 33342"] 1. Ignore any Health Care Professional that tells you that you shouldn't test* 2. Do some research and find out which meter has the cheapest strips (I buy my strips in bulk from ebay). It shouldn't cost you more than about 20p per test. 2. Buy the meter that has the cheapest strips. 3. Start testing your BG when you first wake up in the morning (this is your fasting number). 4. Test before you eat each meal. 5. Test 2 hours after you eat each meal. (*make a mental note of who they are so that you can rub their noses in it after you get your diabetes under control)l That might sound like a lot of testing, but you need to understand how your body is reacting to different foods (and mainly to carbohydrates). The eventual aim is that your 2 hour BG reading will be less than 7.8 mmol/l. It'll probably be a bit of a struggle to get there at first but you'll get there in the end. Carbohydrate turns to sugar in your blood. Workout the carbohydrate content of anything you eat. Cut out any obvious sources of carbs (especially bread, pasta, rice, potatoes and stuff with flour or sugar in it). Exactly how much carb you can tolerate depends on the condition of your endocrine system. Some of do well on 150g of carbs a day, some eat as few as 50g. It isn't easy in the beginning, but you'll feel so much better within the first few weeks that it gets much, much easier. Good luck. We're here for you. Stephen [/QUOTE]
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