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<blockquote data-quote="lindijanice" data-source="post: 1736004" data-attributes="member: 446215"><p>Hey [USER=455659]@CanadianGuy[/USER], good going! Glad you got over your anxiety re: finger pricking - it gets a bit easier as you go along. You might want to check if your insurance will cover the strips, if you have insurance from work -( Green Shield are beggars with the strips if you aren't T1, but I do get some through them and then self fund the rest - keep your receipts for tax purposes!) You will find that it is surprising what will raise your bs and what won't......that will help you tremendously. </p><p></p><p>I wouldn't put any stock into the FBS as the ole liver likes to dump glucose into our system if we haven't eaten for a while....it is often the last number to come down into range too for most of us, so give it time - it is only one number of many.....Keep up the good work and nice to have another Canadian on board (I'm actually from the USA but have lived in Canada for 46 years - think I am Canadian most of the time<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />) Blessings/L</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lindijanice, post: 1736004, member: 446215"] Hey [USER=455659]@CanadianGuy[/USER], good going! Glad you got over your anxiety re: finger pricking - it gets a bit easier as you go along. You might want to check if your insurance will cover the strips, if you have insurance from work -( Green Shield are beggars with the strips if you aren't T1, but I do get some through them and then self fund the rest - keep your receipts for tax purposes!) You will find that it is surprising what will raise your bs and what won't......that will help you tremendously. I wouldn't put any stock into the FBS as the ole liver likes to dump glucose into our system if we haven't eaten for a while....it is often the last number to come down into range too for most of us, so give it time - it is only one number of many.....Keep up the good work and nice to have another Canadian on board (I'm actually from the USA but have lived in Canada for 46 years - think I am Canadian most of the time:)) Blessings/L [/QUOTE]
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