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Message: <blockquote data-quote="viviennem" data-source="post: 176258" data-attributes="member: 31282">Re: Diagnosed "Borderline" Type 2, and now.. er.. just "TypeI self-test because I like to know what's going on in my body, and because I want to be in control. I would self-test even if I wasn't taking metformin. I'm taking the metformin mainly because it helps some people with weight loss. I think I might be able to do without it on my present diet, but hey - it's giving my poor overworked pancreas a rest, which can't be a bad thing :lol: The practice diabetic specialist doctor advised me to test twice a week; I test between 3 and 8 times a day. That will probably decrease once I've learned what foods are okay for me. No problem with gettnig strips - yet!I'm testing quite a lot at the moment because I want to know how different foods affect my blood glucose levels. I'm on a very low carb diet at the moment with what might be considered to be a restricted food range, and my BGs are pretty stable, in the range of 5.0 to 6.0 generally, and never over 7.0. But every time I try something different, or eat something I know has higher carbs (eg 2 slices of multi-grain bread I had the other night) I test to find out what's happened. The bread was okay - below 7.0 after 2 hours, which may well be to do with the metformin. So I know I can safely eat a little bread occasionally, but not too much and not often. I'm going out for a meal next Saturday, and I shan't make a fuss about a 'diabetic menu', just use my common sense and eat what I think will least affect me. Cheese instead of pudding, for instance, and no bread, pasta or potatoes  :cry: .  I shall test carefully before and after, to see how the food has affected me.All being well, I shan't be seeing my doctor again until the end of March, for my next HbA1c. I expect that it will be better than my last, which was 5.2. If it isn't I have my food diary and test results handy, so I can discuss things in great detail - if my HbA1c isn't going down, there's a reason other than diet why it isn't!I don't know what Rampiril is, so I don't know whether it affects your BG, and Simvastatin doesn't, as far as I know - though I'm totally anti-statin, which is quite another story!To me, testing = knowledge = power. We should be pro-active in managing our diabetes,and I have every intention of managing it and not letting it manage me! As my friend Jane says - I want to be buried with my feet on!Here endeth the lecture . .  :wink: Viv</blockquote>

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