GOOD MORNING,
MY WIFE AND I TEST MY B.S. UP TO 12-15 TIMES A DAY, OF COURSE WHEN DRIVING IT IS CHECKED WHEN STARTING OFF, THEN AT REGULAR INTERVALS, THIS IS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY & OTHER ROAD USERS.
I HAVE 4 BLOOD METERS, 1 IN THE CAR, 1 DOWNSTAIRS, 1 IN THE BEDROOM & 1 IN THE COMPUTER ROOM, THIS IS FOR MY SAFETY & TO STOP ME HAVING PANIC ATTACKS.
I HAVE TO BE WELL STOCKED WITH BLOOD STRIPS, I HAVE A PRESCRIPTION FOR 100 STRIPS, USUALLY ONCE A WEEK, I AM WELL STOCKED.
MY DOCTOR DOES NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS, BUT RECENTLY MY WIFE PICKED UP A PRESCRIPTION, A NOTE FROM ANOTHER DOCTOR SAID THIS MAN HAD SOME STRIPS RECENTLY, WHY DOES HE HAVE TO TEST SO OFTEN, MY REPLY WAS WHY NOT, I HAVE TO LIVE WITH THIS CONDITION YOU DO NOT, WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU HAD IT, LIKE YOU SAY WHEN YOU DRIVE YOU HAVE TO BE SAFE.
IF YOU ARE CAUGHT DRIVING WITH LOW BLOOD SUGAR YOU COULD LOSE YOUR LICENCE, PLUS FACE CHARGES TOO.
IT IS IMPERATIVE YOU TEST YOUR BLOOD SUGAR AS OFTEN AS YOU NEED TO, REGARDLESS OF WHAT HEALTH OFFICALS SAY, IT IS YOUR LIFE, YOU HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT.
WHEN YOUR BLOOD SUGAR IS UP OR DOWN YOU HAVE TO CHECK ON A REGULAR BASIS.
LAST WEEK ONE DAY MY BLOOD SUGAR WAS CHECKED 3 TIMES DURING THE NIGHT THEN SEVERAL DURING THE DAY, 17 TIMES IN ALL, MY HEALTH IS THE MOST IMPORTANT NOT THE COST.
CARRY ON TASTING, GET YOURSELF STOCKED UP ON BLOOD STRIPS, DO TAKE THE GOOD ADVISE SO FAR. BE SAFE, BE HAPPY, BE CONTENT, SAFE DRIVING, TEST REGULAR, THE ANSWER IS, WHY SHOULD I NOT TEST REGULAR. BLACKBIRD.