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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted Account" data-source="post: 2078026"><p>[USER=401801]@JoKalsbeek[/USER] thanks for the tag. </p><p>[USER=507006]@Flic2019[/USER] I imagine the uncertainty must be incredibly frustrating. </p><p>Like others, I see very little point in testing once a day at different times. This gives you a little bit of data but no useful information. </p><p>For type 1, we tend to test to calculate insulin dose: either correction when too high or when eating. As you are not taking insulin, I would guess your nurse is assuming these tests are not needed. </p><p>As others have said, for type 2, you test to understand the impact of certain foods and to track your progress. In my mind, this makes sense. </p><p></p><p>Regarding levels - I can see the point about going over 15 being a problem as this is high and, with type 1, typically, the point when we become insulin resistant. However, there is a different between a brief visit to 15.2 and a constant reading above 10 ... I would be more worried about staying over 10 for a day or more. </p><p></p><p>As for taking insulin, I had no choice ... or rather, I had the choice of insulin or death and that kind of choice is quite motivating. However, I do not find insulin to be that much of a problem. It has become as much of my life as cleaning my teeth. I do it and do everything else I would do with or without diabetes. Insulin has not caused any weight gain or any other problem, the needles are tiny and they hurt even less than finger pricking. I have not been someone who hides away when I inject. I inject in public but I do not inject publicly ... I do it at the table but I do is discretely. </p><p></p><p>I hope you find out what is going on soon ... but don't panic about having type 1.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted Account, post: 2078026"] [USER=401801]@JoKalsbeek[/USER] thanks for the tag. [USER=507006]@Flic2019[/USER] I imagine the uncertainty must be incredibly frustrating. Like others, I see very little point in testing once a day at different times. This gives you a little bit of data but no useful information. For type 1, we tend to test to calculate insulin dose: either correction when too high or when eating. As you are not taking insulin, I would guess your nurse is assuming these tests are not needed. As others have said, for type 2, you test to understand the impact of certain foods and to track your progress. In my mind, this makes sense. Regarding levels - I can see the point about going over 15 being a problem as this is high and, with type 1, typically, the point when we become insulin resistant. However, there is a different between a brief visit to 15.2 and a constant reading above 10 ... I would be more worried about staying over 10 for a day or more. As for taking insulin, I had no choice ... or rather, I had the choice of insulin or death and that kind of choice is quite motivating. However, I do not find insulin to be that much of a problem. It has become as much of my life as cleaning my teeth. I do it and do everything else I would do with or without diabetes. Insulin has not caused any weight gain or any other problem, the needles are tiny and they hurt even less than finger pricking. I have not been someone who hides away when I inject. I inject in public but I do not inject publicly ... I do it at the table but I do is discretely. I hope you find out what is going on soon ... but don't panic about having type 1. [/QUOTE]
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