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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2077312" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>Ah, the old "I'm just trying to help you avoid pain" skit. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Really, it just comes down to funding. NHS doesn't pay for it more often than not, so it's out of pocket. If you can afford a meter (or rather, the strips), there's no reason not to. It's a great motivator, and for me it helped me see the progress I was making: It gave me hope, calmed me down, in particular as I thought T2 meant the same as "DOOMED!". Turns out this diabetes thing is easily licked, if you can see -measurably!- what you're doing! Especially in the beginning it's good to know what certain foods do, so test before a meal and 2 hours after first bite. You don't want to see a rise of more than 2.0 mmol/l. After a while you know what does what, and only test when you feel a need to, like when eating out or when you're feeling off due to a cold or something. </p><p></p><p>So yeah. Meters, yay! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Without one you're flying blind, and they're not going to do a HbA1c very often. You want to know where you're at. Also, I had two dieticians, and both gave me advice that would have me either dead or on insulin right now. That's another reason to have a meter: it tells you what is working for you, and what decidedly isn't. </p><p></p><p>So what else could you be doing? I dunno... Aside from getting a meter? Depends on what you've already done. Checked Dietdoctor.com? Read The Diabetes Code by Dr. Jason Fung? You could tell us what you're eating on a typical day, see if anything needs any tweaking, but with your numbers dropping the way they are I think you already pretty much know how to do LCHF... Do you have any other questions? Fire away! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Welcome to the club, you're in good hands here. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p>Jo</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 2077312, member: 401801"] Ah, the old "I'm just trying to help you avoid pain" skit. ;) Really, it just comes down to funding. NHS doesn't pay for it more often than not, so it's out of pocket. If you can afford a meter (or rather, the strips), there's no reason not to. It's a great motivator, and for me it helped me see the progress I was making: It gave me hope, calmed me down, in particular as I thought T2 meant the same as "DOOMED!". Turns out this diabetes thing is easily licked, if you can see -measurably!- what you're doing! Especially in the beginning it's good to know what certain foods do, so test before a meal and 2 hours after first bite. You don't want to see a rise of more than 2.0 mmol/l. After a while you know what does what, and only test when you feel a need to, like when eating out or when you're feeling off due to a cold or something. So yeah. Meters, yay! ;) Without one you're flying blind, and they're not going to do a HbA1c very often. You want to know where you're at. Also, I had two dieticians, and both gave me advice that would have me either dead or on insulin right now. That's another reason to have a meter: it tells you what is working for you, and what decidedly isn't. So what else could you be doing? I dunno... Aside from getting a meter? Depends on what you've already done. Checked Dietdoctor.com? Read The Diabetes Code by Dr. Jason Fung? You could tell us what you're eating on a typical day, see if anything needs any tweaking, but with your numbers dropping the way they are I think you already pretty much know how to do LCHF... Do you have any other questions? Fire away! :) Welcome to the club, you're in good hands here. ;) Jo [/QUOTE]
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