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Do all type 2 diabetics on this forum use a glucose monitor or do some prefer not to I know most doctors will not give them for type 2 so many people buy their own
I am very borderline and as such have been told by the nurse I should avoid foods that raise the glucose level to much. I do know about GI in foods and try to stick to low ones and I don't eat white carbs Some have recommened on here that as I am so borderline I should still check with a monitor as to what food might raise my levels as everyone is different as to what foods they can eat
 
I would monitor for a while and once you get to see a pattern in your readings then you can ease off a bit.

Cara
 
Hi there,
I was T2 for approx 8 years and rarely tested. Didn't really need to as I ate,well - all the right things and even had a treat to two.
The problem is that T2 is a progressive disease and with out monitoring at least occasionally you will never know how far down the slippery slope you are. Test once or twice a week.
I am now T1.5 which is a different ball game altogether.
Good luck, don't worry (causes stress) and enjoy
 
Maybird said:
Do all type 2 diabetics on this forum use a glucose monitor or do some prefer not to I know most doctors will not give them for type 2 so many people buy their own
I am very borderline and as such have been told by the nurse I should avoid foods that raise the glucose level to much. I do know about GI in foods and try to stick to low ones and I don't eat white carbs Some have recommened on here that as I am so borderline I should still check with a monitor as to what food might raise my levels as everyone is different as to what foods they can eat
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Hi,

I got a monitor and it's helped me a lot by letting me understand a bit more about how this b****y disease affects me and which lifestyle changes are working for me and which ones aren't.

It can be difficult not to be obsessive about it, however, and I'd guard against doing too much testing, as opposed to looking at the longer term trends you can still get from fewer results. There's quite a few apps available where you can record your results and look at the averages and trends, BTW, and they've been talked about on this forum, if you want to search them out.

Regards,

Tom.
 
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