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<blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 1605350" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>If you come off the insulin (and I hope you can manage to do this) then testing is extremely important. Your nurse/doctor will tell you otherwise. You must ignore them. People on here will agree with me. There are two reasons for this. The first is to just keep an eye on your levels and make sure you are going in the right direction. The second reason is very important for Type 2s on diet/Metformin only because it will teach you which are your danger foods. We use it to test before and 2 hours after eating to see how our body has reacted to the food just eaten. This gives us the chance to tweak our diets accordingly. I won't go into details yet as you are not at that stage. (unless you want me to). For us on diet/Metformin only, diet is the key to the whole issue of control. If we don't eat correctly, our levels won't improve enough. If we don't test before and after eating, we have no idea what that meal choice has done to our glucose levels and are working blind.</p><p></p><p>You may find your prescription for the meter and strips will be withdrawn, or the strips cut to the basic minimum, which will be inadequate. (mostly for financial reasons) The vast majority of us have to self fund meters and strips, but we can advise you of that when it is needed.</p><p></p><p>As for insulin. Basal background insulin is a long lasting insulin that will see you through the night and the day. There is another sort, which is fast acting. This is injected before eating to control the glucose levels induced by the carbs you are about to eat. That is just a basic simple explanation. It would seem yours is just the background sort.</p><p></p><p>What was your HbA1c result when you were diagnosed?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluetit1802, post: 1605350, member: 94045"] If you come off the insulin (and I hope you can manage to do this) then testing is extremely important. Your nurse/doctor will tell you otherwise. You must ignore them. People on here will agree with me. There are two reasons for this. The first is to just keep an eye on your levels and make sure you are going in the right direction. The second reason is very important for Type 2s on diet/Metformin only because it will teach you which are your danger foods. We use it to test before and 2 hours after eating to see how our body has reacted to the food just eaten. This gives us the chance to tweak our diets accordingly. I won't go into details yet as you are not at that stage. (unless you want me to). For us on diet/Metformin only, diet is the key to the whole issue of control. If we don't eat correctly, our levels won't improve enough. If we don't test before and after eating, we have no idea what that meal choice has done to our glucose levels and are working blind. You may find your prescription for the meter and strips will be withdrawn, or the strips cut to the basic minimum, which will be inadequate. (mostly for financial reasons) The vast majority of us have to self fund meters and strips, but we can advise you of that when it is needed. As for insulin. Basal background insulin is a long lasting insulin that will see you through the night and the day. There is another sort, which is fast acting. This is injected before eating to control the glucose levels induced by the carbs you are about to eat. That is just a basic simple explanation. It would seem yours is just the background sort. What was your HbA1c result when you were diagnosed? [/QUOTE]
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