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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 393684"><p>This has been my experience, although I have only been diagnosed for 5 years. I am convinced (inexpicably) that there is an attitude/lifestyle aspect. I know that if I tested myself everyday (I sorted that out in the first month post-diagnosis) I would probably be permanently adjusting my diet to keep my meter happy. I always eat if I am hungry (usually 5 times a day)  but it is ALWAYS proper food and never a biscuit, cake, or bar snack etc. I guess I am lucky in that an apple whilst walking the dog doesn't send my bG 'sky-high' as some people have experienced. In fact it avoids a hypo and I prefer an apple to a dextrose tablet. I also believe the apple has a higher nutritional value. If I go for a curry or chinkie I don't take a meter with me. I could hazard a reasonable guess as to what the meter might say. I have just had a 4 month gap in testing and before that my testing was occasional. Tomorrow, I have my annual 'bloods', urine test etc. (not just HbA1c), the results of which will leave nothing to the imagination. I will find out whether I have been overindulgent with my diet or lack any key nutrients along with organ function. If all turns out OK, then it's onward and upwards (or should it be downwards at my age) as they say.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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