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<blockquote data-quote="MaryJ" data-source="post: 244729" data-attributes="member: 39680"><p>As you will see or have seen there is very haphazard approaches by hcp to testing.</p><p></p><p>I personnally couldnt have brought my figures down without measuring regularly. I'm still new to this but can catagorically say you must test, before food and 2 hours after.</p><p></p><p>Initally you'll get some surprise highs after certain foods (carbs) then you will know to remove them from your diet, or reduce the volume . </p><p></p><p>If you show your GP/DN you are intending to use the monitoring to help stop problems in the future you may find they come round to giving you the monitor/strips on prescription.</p><p></p><p>I managed to talk my gp round to prescriptions for strips by showing the graphs I had of the progress i was making. How i was using the info i.e. i know through testing i can handle 30g of pasta/rice/pots but can't eat any bread,porridge,cereal. I also showed him this website <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /> . If I'd done what they wanted ie eat 'normal' healthy diet and come back for another HBA1c 3 in 3 months I know for a fact i would have increased not decreased and that would mean meds - i dont want them!!!</p><p></p><p>good luck x</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MaryJ, post: 244729, member: 39680"] As you will see or have seen there is very haphazard approaches by hcp to testing. I personnally couldnt have brought my figures down without measuring regularly. I'm still new to this but can catagorically say you must test, before food and 2 hours after. Initally you'll get some surprise highs after certain foods (carbs) then you will know to remove them from your diet, or reduce the volume . If you show your GP/DN you are intending to use the monitoring to help stop problems in the future you may find they come round to giving you the monitor/strips on prescription. I managed to talk my gp round to prescriptions for strips by showing the graphs I had of the progress i was making. How i was using the info i.e. i know through testing i can handle 30g of pasta/rice/pots but can't eat any bread,porridge,cereal. I also showed him this website :D . If I'd done what they wanted ie eat 'normal' healthy diet and come back for another HBA1c 3 in 3 months I know for a fact i would have increased not decreased and that would mean meds - i dont want them!!! good luck x [/QUOTE]
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