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<blockquote data-quote="viviennem" data-source="post: 218093" data-attributes="member: 31282"><p>You've got a full week before you start the "defatizing" diet, haven't you?</p><p></p><p>If I was in your place, and this is your first time with a blood glucose monitor, I would test first thing, then immediately before each meal, 2 hours after every meal, and at bed time. This will give you an idea of how your blood sugars vary over the day, and will also indicate which foods in your present diet affect your BGs by sending them high. I'd keep a diary for the week, noting down all your test results, and what you eat and when.</p><p></p><p>The standard NHS recommended diet, including starchy carbs, seems to work for some people but not for others. I for one can't eat much more than about 70g of carb a day and expect to stay low, and I generally eat less than that because I'm on a low-carb weight loss diet. </p><p></p><p>I think some of our 'guinea pigs' are following this daily test regime on the drinks diet, but as you say, so many test strips are expensive! Has your doctor not offered you a meter and strips on prescription? Some PCTs are witholding test strips from Type 2s, but they are an essential part of managing your blood sugars in terms of finding out what foods affect you. Maybe your doctor might let you have them now, since she seems okay with you doing the diet. You could persuade her that keeping a diary of your blood sugar levels while on the diet would be interesting evidence <em>for her</em> to see how it works.</p><p></p><p>If you can't get them on prescription, then maybe test first thing, last thing, and after every meal. I don't test a lot now, because I know which foods affect me. I do extra tests if I'm eating something unusual or a treat - like fish & chips! :lol: </p><p></p><p>Maybe when you start, you could post your own thread alongside all the other "defatizers", so it's easy to see how you are all doing.</p><p></p><p>Viv 8)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="viviennem, post: 218093, member: 31282"] You've got a full week before you start the "defatizing" diet, haven't you? If I was in your place, and this is your first time with a blood glucose monitor, I would test first thing, then immediately before each meal, 2 hours after every meal, and at bed time. This will give you an idea of how your blood sugars vary over the day, and will also indicate which foods in your present diet affect your BGs by sending them high. I'd keep a diary for the week, noting down all your test results, and what you eat and when. The standard NHS recommended diet, including starchy carbs, seems to work for some people but not for others. I for one can't eat much more than about 70g of carb a day and expect to stay low, and I generally eat less than that because I'm on a low-carb weight loss diet. I think some of our 'guinea pigs' are following this daily test regime on the drinks diet, but as you say, so many test strips are expensive! Has your doctor not offered you a meter and strips on prescription? Some PCTs are witholding test strips from Type 2s, but they are an essential part of managing your blood sugars in terms of finding out what foods affect you. Maybe your doctor might let you have them now, since she seems okay with you doing the diet. You could persuade her that keeping a diary of your blood sugar levels while on the diet would be interesting evidence [i]for her[/i] to see how it works. If you can't get them on prescription, then maybe test first thing, last thing, and after every meal. I don't test a lot now, because I know which foods affect me. I do extra tests if I'm eating something unusual or a treat - like fish & chips! :lol: Maybe when you start, you could post your own thread alongside all the other "defatizers", so it's easy to see how you are all doing. Viv 8) [/QUOTE]
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