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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hanadr" data-source="post: 49640" data-attributes="member: 8110">Eat healthily, test once a week. That's the usual advice and it's useless. You have a right to blood testing supplies at least while you are learning what works for you. After that, it can be  difficult to get them unless you fund them yourself as a few of us do.Eat HealthilyWhat does that mean?For a diabetic, and most others probably, it means cutting out sugar and restricting your carbs in some way. You can do some research to find what suits you. Atkins or GI? Eat meat, fish, poultry, eggs, cheese, grean leafy veg. FAts are not your enemy. Healthy wholegrains aren't As to testing. Im the initial stages of learning, you need to test first thing in the morning, before meals, 2 hours after meals, after exercise, if you feel off colour or are really ill.  Your target blood glucodse should be below 7 as above that, complications may start to develop. You should also have HBa1c test done and a retina check. My favourite book in the subjet idd Dr. Bernstein's diabetes Solution. TRy the library firdt. it'd not cheap. And Collins Little Gem Calorie guide ( will give you carb values) this one is veery cheap and small enough for a pocket. Any questionsJust ask. someone will have the answer. Good luck!</blockquote>

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