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<blockquote data-quote="Jen&amp;Khaleb" data-source="post: 82865" data-attributes="member: 13077"><p>I have a 2.5 yr old and test 6 to 7 times a day. The 7th would be at 2am if his 10pm figure wasn't in a safe figure that I knew would get him through the night. I was testing about 5 times a day and he had a Hba1c of close to 9 and now it is down to 7.2 with the extra tests. I can pick up on some of his hypo's but with increasing amounts of exercise his bs can plummet. I've met people that test their kids every 2 hours but don't have very good control. They tend to just swing from hypo to hyper by giving insulin too early for a high figure only to be treating a hypo from insulin stacking later on. </p><p></p><p>When my son is sick I really have to test every hour or two and this soon does some finger damage and uses up a heap of strips. I try to use his toes a bit also.</p><p></p><p>It would be much cheaper to have more test strips than call an ambulance or spend time in hospital. If you are getting good results from the extra tests it would also be a lot cheaper than fixing the damage in the latter years. Maybe explain some of those facts to your doctor.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, hope you sort out the problems. Having a good health team is really important.</p><p></p><p>Jen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jen&Khaleb, post: 82865, member: 13077"] I have a 2.5 yr old and test 6 to 7 times a day. The 7th would be at 2am if his 10pm figure wasn't in a safe figure that I knew would get him through the night. I was testing about 5 times a day and he had a Hba1c of close to 9 and now it is down to 7.2 with the extra tests. I can pick up on some of his hypo's but with increasing amounts of exercise his bs can plummet. I've met people that test their kids every 2 hours but don't have very good control. They tend to just swing from hypo to hyper by giving insulin too early for a high figure only to be treating a hypo from insulin stacking later on. When my son is sick I really have to test every hour or two and this soon does some finger damage and uses up a heap of strips. I try to use his toes a bit also. It would be much cheaper to have more test strips than call an ambulance or spend time in hospital. If you are getting good results from the extra tests it would also be a lot cheaper than fixing the damage in the latter years. Maybe explain some of those facts to your doctor. Anyway, hope you sort out the problems. Having a good health team is really important. Jen. [/QUOTE]
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