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<blockquote data-quote="Snapsy" data-source="post: 1266183" data-attributes="member: 265172"><p>A GP at my practice once said, when I told her how much I was testing, 'TWELVE times a day? Well you CAN test that often if you like, but only do it on one day a week.' Hmmmmm. And be completely clueless for the remaining six days?!</p><p></p><p>That was about the time I stopped taking her advice on my (excellent) diabetes control. I have several more decades of experience and expertise in my own condition and its treatment then she does, because my diabetes is <em>mine.</em></p><p></p><p>Now I have a Freestyle Libre for all my 'reassurance' testing in between times, I will do a fingerprick test:</p><p>On waking</p><p>Before taking any insulin, be it for a meal or a snack</p><p>Before driving</p><p>If I don't feel 'right'</p><p>Before exercising</p><p>After exercising</p><p>20 mins after a hypo as a matter of course</p><p></p><p>Absolute minimum 3 times a day, often 10. And on top of this I scan my sensor an average of 16 times a day (down from 88 times a day when I first got the Libre!).</p><p></p><p>We're all different, but the main thing to remember is that testing is an excellent self-management tool, with the emphasis on <em>self.</em> In the old days when I was diagnosed (1980s) there was no such thing as being able (allowed, in my case!) to tweak doses of insulin according to blood glucose measurements. The numbers that I religiously logged on a daily basis seemed therefore pointless and futile.</p><p></p><p>These days, having done a DAFNE course and additionally educated myself as much as possible about diabetes management, I can tweak to my heart's content. But I'm only able to do this effectively when - and because - I test often.</p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Snapsy, post: 1266183, member: 265172"] A GP at my practice once said, when I told her how much I was testing, 'TWELVE times a day? Well you CAN test that often if you like, but only do it on one day a week.' Hmmmmm. And be completely clueless for the remaining six days?! That was about the time I stopped taking her advice on my (excellent) diabetes control. I have several more decades of experience and expertise in my own condition and its treatment then she does, because my diabetes is [I]mine.[/I] Now I have a Freestyle Libre for all my 'reassurance' testing in between times, I will do a fingerprick test: On waking Before taking any insulin, be it for a meal or a snack Before driving If I don't feel 'right' Before exercising After exercising 20 mins after a hypo as a matter of course Absolute minimum 3 times a day, often 10. And on top of this I scan my sensor an average of 16 times a day (down from 88 times a day when I first got the Libre!). We're all different, but the main thing to remember is that testing is an excellent self-management tool, with the emphasis on [I]self.[/I] In the old days when I was diagnosed (1980s) there was no such thing as being able (allowed, in my case!) to tweak doses of insulin according to blood glucose measurements. The numbers that I religiously logged on a daily basis seemed therefore pointless and futile. These days, having done a DAFNE course and additionally educated myself as much as possible about diabetes management, I can tweak to my heart's content. But I'm only able to do this effectively when - and because - I test often. :) [/QUOTE]
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