Alison54321
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
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- Insulin
I always leave these diabetes doctors appointment, feeling as if my adult self has been left somewhere, and I can't find her. I can imagine a doctor telling you that you aren't capable of handling data from blood glucose strips, may add a whole new layer to that infantilised feeling.
However there is this research
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/type2-diabetes-blood-sugar-overtesting-1.4157581
The argument is that no value is added, except when you are first diagnosed, or if you are changing medication, and it may just create anxiety.
I suppose if you know how many carbohydrates you can eat at a meal without too high a spike, and if you know which foods have a lower GI index. It might, possibly, be better to create a pattern, test it for a few days, then stick with it, for a bit, without testing. Then maybe after a month, go back and check. But beyond that not worry too much? Just get on with stuff.
I suppose.
However there is this research
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/type2-diabetes-blood-sugar-overtesting-1.4157581
The argument is that no value is added, except when you are first diagnosed, or if you are changing medication, and it may just create anxiety.
I suppose if you know how many carbohydrates you can eat at a meal without too high a spike, and if you know which foods have a lower GI index. It might, possibly, be better to create a pattern, test it for a few days, then stick with it, for a bit, without testing. Then maybe after a month, go back and check. But beyond that not worry too much? Just get on with stuff.
I suppose.