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<blockquote data-quote="irrationalJohn" data-source="post: 963577" data-attributes="member: 187593"><p>Ah, so early days still?</p><p></p><p>The hardest thing for me to remember when I'm listening to myself talk in the #DOC (Diabetic Online Community) is that <strong>every </strong>single person with diabetes has a <em>different</em> experience of it than I do. I can talk about what I think may have worked well for me in the recent past. But I'm poking about in the dark when talking to someone else.</p><p></p><p>Often this gets complicated because a person relatively new to living their D assumes, not unreasonably, that there actually is one right way to proceed. Well, sometimes yes, other times not so much. A lot of the time there is only what happens to work well for you at a particular point in time rather than an all encompassing, long term answer.</p><p></p><p>It's one of the many opportunities for personal growth which D frequently presents to us. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite49" alt=":meh:" title="Meh :meh:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":meh:" /></p><p></p><p>I believe that the responses above about how frequently to test come from folks whose BG (Blood Glucose) varies a <strong>lot</strong> more than yours apparently does at this time. If I gave myself a bolus sufficient to cover the carbs in a meal and then simply ate, then about two hours later my BG could very well be over 16.7 mmol/l (300 mg/dl).</p><p></p><p>In my case, the correct number of times to test each day is at least 100 … or more … including the period when I am sleeping. This is why I am very glad that I can use a CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor). <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite50" alt=":nailbiting:" title="Nail Biting :nailbiting:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":nailbiting:" /></p><p></p><p>You are right that your current numbers are good. Just keep in mind that this can change as time passes. How quickly and in what way it might change would depend, in part, on what form of D you have, T1 or T2. I don't think you ever included that in your previous posts, at least in this thread.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="irrationalJohn, post: 963577, member: 187593"] Ah, so early days still? The hardest thing for me to remember when I'm listening to myself talk in the #DOC (Diabetic Online Community) is that [B]every [/B]single person with diabetes has a [I]different[/I] experience of it than I do. I can talk about what I think may have worked well for me in the recent past. But I'm poking about in the dark when talking to someone else. Often this gets complicated because a person relatively new to living their D assumes, not unreasonably, that there actually is one right way to proceed. Well, sometimes yes, other times not so much. A lot of the time there is only what happens to work well for you at a particular point in time rather than an all encompassing, long term answer. It's one of the many opportunities for personal growth which D frequently presents to us. :meh: I believe that the responses above about how frequently to test come from folks whose BG (Blood Glucose) varies a [B]lot[/B] more than yours apparently does at this time. If I gave myself a bolus sufficient to cover the carbs in a meal and then simply ate, then about two hours later my BG could very well be over 16.7 mmol/l (300 mg/dl). In my case, the correct number of times to test each day is at least 100 … or more … including the period when I am sleeping. This is why I am very glad that I can use a CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor). :nailbiting: You are right that your current numbers are good. Just keep in mind that this can change as time passes. How quickly and in what way it might change would depend, in part, on what form of D you have, T1 or T2. I don't think you ever included that in your previous posts, at least in this thread. [/QUOTE]
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