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<blockquote data-quote="Snapsy" data-source="post: 1281328" data-attributes="member: 265172"><p>[USER=340352]@HoneyBea[/USER] that's not unnecessary testing. Before I got my Freestyle Libre, which I now use alongside my blood glucose meter, I tested:</p><p></p><p>When I got up</p><p>Before every meal</p><p>Before every snack</p><p>Whenever I wasn't feeling right</p><p>After many meals and snacks, to see if I'd got the insulin adjustment right</p><p>Before getting into the car to drive</p><p>Before any kind of meeting/going out/social occasion/doctors' appt to make sure I wasn't going low and getting giggly (one of my low symptoms)</p><p>Before/during/after exercise</p><p>Before bed</p><p>Sometimes during the night</p><p></p><p>That's a lot of tests - ALL of them, in my opinion, necessary.</p><p></p><p>I used to do 12-14 tests a day, every day.</p><p></p><p>Now I do 4-6 actual fingerprick tests, and use the Libre for what I call the 'reassurance' testing.</p><p></p><p>Bottom line? One needs to test as much as one needs to. And the fact that you are needing to test more frequently that your GP seems to want you to should not mean that you are not able to access the strips that you need.</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: 1281328, member: 265172"] [USER=340352]@HoneyBea[/USER] that's not unnecessary testing. Before I got my Freestyle Libre, which I now use alongside my blood glucose meter, I tested: When I got up Before every meal Before every snack Whenever I wasn't feeling right After many meals and snacks, to see if I'd got the insulin adjustment right Before getting into the car to drive Before any kind of meeting/going out/social occasion/doctors' appt to make sure I wasn't going low and getting giggly (one of my low symptoms) Before/during/after exercise Before bed Sometimes during the night That's a lot of tests - ALL of them, in my opinion, necessary. I used to do 12-14 tests a day, every day. Now I do 4-6 actual fingerprick tests, and use the Libre for what I call the 'reassurance' testing. Bottom line? One needs to test as much as one needs to. And the fact that you are needing to test more frequently that your GP seems to want you to should not mean that you are not able to access the strips that you need. :) [/QUOTE]
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