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<blockquote data-quote="Grateful" data-source="post: 1601078" data-attributes="member: 438800"><p>There is quite a lot more about this in the thread linked by [USER=41816]@Brunneria[/USER].</p><p></p><p>Ever since I joined this forum about a month ago, your excellent question (the one that heads this thread) has been topmost for me. That's because I don't self-test my BG levels, which seems to be contrary to the generally accepted wisdom on this forum. Instead, I rely entirely on (1) the A1C test every three months, and (2) closely watching my weight, using it as a primitive (and quite likely misleading) proxy for how well I am doing with the low-carb and exercise regimen.</p><p></p><p>This seems to work for me. However, I am almost certain that on a daily basis I must be eating some foods, or drinking some drinks, that spike my BGs quite a lot. My reasoning is that I don't care, because the periodic A1C tests have been fine ever since I've been doing diet/exercise (see signature). Another thought is that even non-diabetics can get quite large daily BG spikes.</p><p></p><p>My procedure is in line with conventional medical advice, and also in line with my doctor's advice -- and I trust him because he is the one who put me on this low-carb/exercise regimen in the first place. I am ready to switch to self-testing if my A1C worsens appreciably, or if diabetes complications appear.</p><p></p><p>It is a calculated risk -- because nobody really seems to know the answer to the question in the thread title. It is partly a personality thing; I tend to obsess over things and worry that self-testing would feed that personality trait. I do agree that, in the current state of knowledge (or rather, ignorance!), if you believe in "better safe than sorry" then you should self-test.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If you can find the source, it is something I would love to consult.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grateful, post: 1601078, member: 438800"] There is quite a lot more about this in the thread linked by [USER=41816]@Brunneria[/USER]. Ever since I joined this forum about a month ago, your excellent question (the one that heads this thread) has been topmost for me. That's because I don't self-test my BG levels, which seems to be contrary to the generally accepted wisdom on this forum. Instead, I rely entirely on (1) the A1C test every three months, and (2) closely watching my weight, using it as a primitive (and quite likely misleading) proxy for how well I am doing with the low-carb and exercise regimen. This seems to work for me. However, I am almost certain that on a daily basis I must be eating some foods, or drinking some drinks, that spike my BGs quite a lot. My reasoning is that I don't care, because the periodic A1C tests have been fine ever since I've been doing diet/exercise (see signature). Another thought is that even non-diabetics can get quite large daily BG spikes. My procedure is in line with conventional medical advice, and also in line with my doctor's advice -- and I trust him because he is the one who put me on this low-carb/exercise regimen in the first place. I am ready to switch to self-testing if my A1C worsens appreciably, or if diabetes complications appear. It is a calculated risk -- because nobody really seems to know the answer to the question in the thread title. It is partly a personality thing; I tend to obsess over things and worry that self-testing would feed that personality trait. I do agree that, in the current state of knowledge (or rather, ignorance!), if you believe in "better safe than sorry" then you should self-test. If you can find the source, it is something I would love to consult. [/QUOTE]
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