How long should we measure blood sugar?

[HICHAM_T2]

Hi

Every day I measure up to six times a day and may be expensive

So I decided to reduce the number of times to measure once every three days. Is this a danger?

How long should we measure blood sugar?

 

[Guzzler]

When you know your 'safe' meals (the meals you know that do not raise your bg levels too high) then you can relax your testing. However, any new foods should tested. You may find over time that you need to test less but it is still a good idea to keep testing for as long as you can afford to. Make sure that you makes notes on all your food intake and readings and keep hold of these notes for the future. Good luck.

 

[urbanracer]

You will most likely get different opinions here, but as a T1 I should probably test more than I do. It does feel like a chore so I mostly do the minimum I can get away with, like before driving and before bed.

For yourself as a T2 , it probably depends on the level of confidence you have that your blood glucose levels are under control and that you are sure about what the various food types are doing to you.

 

[Pinkorchid]

Hi

Every day I measure up to six times a day and may be expensive

So I decided to reduce the number of times to measure once every three days. Is this a danger?

How long should we measure blood sugar?

It is personal choice but once T2's get their levels under control and know what foods to avoid testing is usually reduced. Of course people will always test as little or as often as they want to some never test at all because of a needle phobia or the cost is the decider or some just do not like doing it

 

[Bluetit1802]

As everyone has said, it is personal choice. You just need to be sure that your meals and food choices are suitable for you in the quantities that you eat. If you try something new, then you need to test that a few times. If the strips are expensive in your country, maybe just test your main meal of the day and your fasting morning level?

 

[HICHAM_T2]

As everyone has said, it is personal choice. You just need to be sure that your meals and food choices are suitable for you in the quantities that you eat. If you try something new, then you need to test that a few times. If the strips are expensive in your country, maybe just test your main meal of the day and your fasting morning level?

Thank you I've already done a lot of meal tests as you said to me
But I think I need to re-test all the meals at different times

Because sometimes I have metformin and sometimes after sport and sometimes in the afternoon
Of course, everything has a different effect
Measuring a meal after one gram of metformin is not as a measurement of the same meal after five hundred milligrams of metformin

 

[Grateful]

@hichamgsm: Good morning.

I am going to change the subject slightly.

I noticed in another thread, you suggested that the right quantity of carbs for Type 2 is 150g per day.

I am not a doctor. It is your individual choice. But bear in mind that a non-diabetic person is usually recommended to eat between 225g and 325g of carbs per day (depending on their overall calorie consumption).

Reducing to 150g is a good thing, but the impact on your HbA1c could be minor. Or it could take a long time to have a significant effect. According to the information on this website, 150g is not low-carb, but "moderate carb." There is more information here: http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diet/low-carb-diabetes-diet.html.

There are of course people with diabetes who eat as much as 150g of carbs per day, or even more. But some of them are taking strong drugs, or insulin.

If you really want to take full control of your T2D you may want to consider "tightening up" by reducing carbs more. I cannot remember whether you told us your most recent HbA1c blood test result. This is personal information, but if you shared it with us we could try to provide some (non-professional) perspective. (We already know that you are taking Metformin.)

 

[Bluetit1802]

Because sometimes I have metformin and sometimes after sport and sometimes in the afternoon
Of course, everything has a different effect
Measuring a meal after one gram of metformin is not as a measurement of the same meal after five hundred milligrams of metformin

Metformin is a mild drug that accumulates in your body. When you take it will make NO DIFFERENCE to your levels after taking it. Even if you forget to take it, it will still make no difference. Some of the stronger drugs and insulin will make a difference, but not Metformin. It just does not work that way.

 

[HICHAM_T2]

@hichamgsm: Good morning.

I am going to change the subject slightly.

I noticed in another thread, you suggested that the right quantity of carbs for Type 2 is 150g per day.

I am not a doctor. It is your individual choice. But bear in mind that a non-diabetic person is usually recommended to eat between 225g and 325g of carbs per day (depending on their overall calorie consumption).

Reducing to 150g is a good thing, but the impact on your HbA1c could be minor. Or it could take a long time to have a significant effect. According to the information on this website, 150g is not low-carb, but "moderate carb." There is more information here: http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diet/low-carb-diabetes-diet.html.

There are of course people with diabetes who eat as much as 150g of carbs per day, or even more. But some of them are taking strong drugs, or insulin.

If you really want to take full control of your T2D you may want to consider "tightening up" by reducing carbs more. I cannot remember whether you told us your most recent HbA1c blood test result. This is personal information, but if you shared it with us we could try to provide some (non-professional) perspective. (We already know that you are taking Metformin.)

Good morning Mr Grateful and السلآم عليكم

First I want to thank you for your Follow me

I think your words are logical and the percentage may vary from person to person depending on each person's situation
My last and this is first analysis it's was 29.9.2017 A1C = 12.80% BS was 282mg/dl

 

[HICHAM_T2]

Metformin is a mild drug that accumulates in your body. When you take it will make NO DIFFERENCE to your levels after taking it. Even if you forget to take it, it will still make no difference. Some of the stronger drugs and insulin will make a difference, but not Metformin. It just does not work that way.

This is good and golden information

 

[Grateful]

My last and this is first analysis ... A1C = 12.80%

@hichamgsm: This is very high. Some people have even higher readings of course, but I am concerned about you, my friend.

Please remember once again that I am not a doctor. But still I will ask again:

• You already told us you were diagnosed several years ago but only recently started to take control of the situation. Have you been checked for complications of diabetes? These include:
  • Eye damage.
  • Cardio-vascular disease.
  • Neuropathy (tingling in the arms and legs, or loss of feeling).
• When was the last time you saw your doctor to assess your therapy? Did he advise you to control your condition only with Metformin and a low-carb diet?
• In my (totally non-professional) opinion you need to consider going much lower-carb, until you get your HbA1c under control. Here in America, this is defined as "HbA1c of 7.0% or lower" and many of us on this forum aim for even lower than that, to be safe.

Sorry to be so blunt. It is hard to put myself "in your shoes." But it is possible that if you do not change your habits, you will soon end up taking much stronger drugs. These would help deal with your condition, of course, but there may be another (low-drug) way if you start taking action now.

Finally, I would focus a bit less on individual foods and more on your entire diet, planning each day to make sure you are not exceeding your carb level. You are doing a lot of testing, and that is very good, but try to get a handle on the "big picture."

Best of luck habibi. You should be able to get this done.

 

[HICHAM_T2]

@hichamgsm: This is very high. Some people have even higher readings of course, but I am concerned about you, my friend.

Please remember once again that I am not a doctor. But still I will ask again:

• You already told us you were diagnosed several years ago but only recently started to take control of the situation. Have you been checked for complications of diabetes? These include:
  • Eye damage.
  • Cardio-vascular disease.
  • Neuropathy (tingling in the arms and legs, or loss of feeling).
• When was the last time you saw your doctor to assess your therapy? Did he advise you to control your condition only with Metformin and a low-carb diet?
• In my (totally non-professional) opinion you need to consider going much lower-carb, until you get your HbA1c under control. Here in America, this is defined as "HbA1c of 7.0% or lower" and many of us on this forum aim for even lower than that, to be safe.

Sorry to be so blunt. It is hard to put myself "in your shoes." But it is possible that if you do not change your treatment, you will soon end up taking much stronger drugs. These would help deal with your condition, of course, but there may be another (low-drug) way if you start taking action now.

Finally, I would focus a bit less on individual foods and more on your entire diet, planning each day to make sure you are not exceeding your carb level. You are doing a lot of testing, and that is very good, but try to get a handle on the "big picture."

Best of luck habibi. You should be able to get this done.

I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart
In fact, in the past years I did not care much about it

Which made it bad day after day until I decided to take the treatment
I began to suffer from my feet and the pulse of my heart became faster and my right eye became not normal

I was able to control the level of blood sugar through four days to return to the level 136mg/dl after fasting

Now my health has improved a lot
I also report almost every week sugar levels

Through the whatsapp of the person in charge of the district hospital

 

[Grateful]

I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart

You are the one who deserves thanks for being open about your issues. It is difficult to do this with total strangers thousands of kilometers away.

I began to suffer from my feet and the pulse of my heart became faster and my right eye became not normal.

Have you seen an eye doctor? A heart doctor? Or just your regular "general doctor"?

If not, may I gently suggest that you try to do this. They may be able to treat the diabetic complications that you are having, to slow down or improve the issues you are having. At the very least, to give you some information.

Now my health has improved a lot.

I am so glad. Well done.

I also report almost every week sugar levels ... Through the whatsapp of the person in charge of the district hospital

Hmmm. I love modern technology but I would be a bit careful of "substituting" raw data for one-on-one personal consultations with your doctor. But perhaps that's just me.

 

[HICHAM_T2]

Have you seen an eye doctor? A heart doctor? Or just your regular "general doctor"?

Not yet because I think I feeling better now Due to the interest of some members of the forum but I well do

I am so glad. Well done.

Thanks for your feeling

Hmmm. I love modern technology but I would be a bit careful of "substituting" raw data for one-on-one personal consultations with your doctor. But perhaps that's just me

Thanks for New technology we are need it
This list of my blood sugar