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<blockquote data-quote="Imissmybetacells" data-source="post: 885966" data-attributes="member: 162386">I&#039;m Type 1 and have been for about 6 months.&nbsp; I got called into my docs to see the diabetic nurse as the doctor thought I was using too many testing strips.&nbsp; So I go in and sit down:Nurse: &quot;So how many times do you test a day&quot;Me: &quot;Depends on what i&#039;m doing that day, what i&#039;m eating, if I&#039;m exercising, if I&#039;m driving etc. But normally 6 - 7 times a day&quot;Nurse: &quot;Really! so you prick your finger that many times a day.&quot;Me: &quot;Yes&quot;Nurse: &quot;Doesn&#039;t it hurt&quot;Me: &quot;No, you get used to it, it&#039;s just like tying your shoe laces before you go out really.&quot;Nurse: &quot;Are all the tests you do actually necessary?&nbsp; I know a lot of diabetics who test and don&#039;t do anything with result&quot;Me:&nbsp; &quot;Yes it&#039;s necessary if I don&#039;t want to collapse or die earlier than I want to&quot;Nurse &quot;I&#039;m just thinking of your fingers really as they must really hurt&quot;Me: &quot;I&#039;m thinking about not going blind and having my feet amputated but thanks for your concern&quot;I ended up getting more test strips with each prescription.&nbsp; I honestly think he was an idiot.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Imissmybetacells, post: 885966, member: 162386"] I'm Type 1 and have been for about 6 months. I got called into my docs to see the diabetic nurse as the doctor thought I was using too many testing strips. So I go in and sit down: Nurse: "So how many times do you test a day" Me: "Depends on what i'm doing that day, what i'm eating, if I'm exercising, if I'm driving etc. But normally 6 - 7 times a day" Nurse: "Really! so you prick your finger that many times a day." Me: "Yes" Nurse: "Doesn't it hurt" Me: "No, you get used to it, it's just like tying your shoe laces before you go out really." Nurse: "Are all the tests you do actually necessary? I know a lot of diabetics who test and don't do anything with result" Me: "Yes it's necessary if I don't want to collapse or die earlier than I want to" Nurse "I'm just thinking of your fingers really as they must really hurt" Me: "I'm thinking about not going blind and having my feet amputated but thanks for your concern" I ended up getting more test strips with each prescription. I honestly think he was an idiot. [/QUOTE]

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