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<blockquote data-quote="StickyWicket" data-source="post: 336722" data-attributes="member: 48215"><p>Hello Everyone :wave: </p><p>I'm getting on quite well with a low carb diet (losing weight and HbA1C levels have dropped a little) and have now managed to obtain two prescriptions for meter strips in the last 6 months from the diabetic nurses at my surgery - they took some persuading but I got there! As the test strips are such a precious resource, I want to make the best of them. I keep seeing people posting that they eat to their meter, but I'm not quite sure what this means. Can anyone tell me the most efficient way to use my meter? What sort of frequency? Best time of day - before and after meals? I've got a Bayer Contour Next so it keeps a log of my readings, but should I be logging carbs too? (I'm not on insulin, so can't log that obviously.) What do people do with the information from their meters, and how do you interpret it and use it to modify your diet? I'd be really grateful for any pointers.</p><p>Good health to us all!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="StickyWicket, post: 336722, member: 48215"] Hello Everyone :wave: I'm getting on quite well with a low carb diet (losing weight and HbA1C levels have dropped a little) and have now managed to obtain two prescriptions for meter strips in the last 6 months from the diabetic nurses at my surgery - they took some persuading but I got there! As the test strips are such a precious resource, I want to make the best of them. I keep seeing people posting that they eat to their meter, but I'm not quite sure what this means. Can anyone tell me the most efficient way to use my meter? What sort of frequency? Best time of day - before and after meals? I've got a Bayer Contour Next so it keeps a log of my readings, but should I be logging carbs too? (I'm not on insulin, so can't log that obviously.) What do people do with the information from their meters, and how do you interpret it and use it to modify your diet? I'd be really grateful for any pointers. Good health to us all! [/QUOTE]
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