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Nurse Told Me Not To Self Test Sugars Til I Am 3 Months In?

Sprocket 2 said:
Am not doing this quote and reply thing properly yet but thanks so much for all the feedback. Am definitely getting a meter!
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The meter is your lighthouse, keeping you clear of the rocks. In your spare time you can still be the lighthouse keeper’s best friend
 
I am just experimenting with bread-like substances to try to make something that is safe for me to eat - I have taken my usual recipe for bread and am adding in low carb options such as milled seeds and psyllium flour and making very small loaves. Normal flour is about 3/4 starch so not diabetes friendly.
I went low carb from the moment I was diagnosed, nothing sugary, no potatoes bread pasta or rice, nothing from the cholesterol lowering diet sheet I'd been using for almost two years. My cholesterol did go down after diagnosis - a delayed reaction according to the nurse. Sure it was.
 
This is when i'm happy I live in Australia. I haven’t paid for a glucometer in decades (free) and test strips are cheap and subsidised, although you now need a script type form every six months unless you’re in insulin. I couldn’t manage without one. We're all different and what effects me one way might be different for someone else. Advice on here is really practical.
 
I am a testing bunny. Need to be clear as to exactly how my bg responds to when i eat. So far carbs and sugars are the nightmare for me. I use xylitol and so far have experimented in making my own lemon squash and sweet chilli sauce. Both really quite acceptable in terms of taste. The xylitol “demon sh*ts only last two hours and are entertaining.
Thankfully I can afford my testing goodies as GP is reluctant on this point. Clearly some health profs believe we (patients) are unable to interpret results...bullsh*t. Go for it, it’s the only way you will work out what you can eat without spiking.
 
You can get a free monitor that does both glucose and ketones (ketone strips are expensive tho. I test ketones once a week) from spirit.healthcare.co.uk Anyone who takes steps to reduce carbs to get their diabetes under control should be encouraged to do so
 
jillsymes66 said:
You can get a free monitor that does both glucose and ketones (ketone strips are expensive tho. I test ketones once a week) from spirit.healthcare.co.uk Anyone who takes steps to reduce carbs to get their diabetes under control should be encouraged to do so
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Unfortunately Spirit Health are now charging £9.99 for their meter :(
 
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