Dreamfields: Waste of money

Alan S · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 134

On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:00:10 +0000 (UTC), "W. Baker"
wrote:

>
>Once I found the eating patterntht works for me with all that anal testin
>at 1 and 2 hours, I no longer have to do it so much. If I test after a
>meal, I will test between one adn two hours to get a confirmation of what
>I think or to make sure tht a different meal(resttaurant, other people's
>house, etc) has not thrown me completel off.
>
>Wendy

Me too Wendy. I still test more often than most - but most
test a few times a week at most. After that initial
"learning" phase there is no need to keep testing if the
result will be predictable. However, I still do
"maintenance" tests sporadically to be sure that I still can
predict accurately.

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
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http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com

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Alan S · Joined: 26 Jul 2007 Posts: 134

On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 22:13:17 -0400, Jeffrey Kaplan
wrote:

>Every medically-trained person (my doctor, two diabetes-specialist
>dieticians and a diabetes specialist nurse) I've spoken to have said
>"two hours" because, according to them, that is just past the peak.
>Granted, that probably means when the average person peaks and not
>everyone.

Hi Jeffrey

The others have answered most of your comments for me. I'll
just leave you with something to ponder. Whatever you do is
totally up to you.

If you exceed the testing regimen that the doctors set you,
what are the negative consequences of too much testing? I'll
list some, you may think of others:

1. cost
2. annoying doctor
3. finger pain (see
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/2006/10/painless-pricks.html)
4. worry

If they prove in 20 years that it was all a waste of time
and strips, what are the long-term negative consequences of
that? A few dollars, a memory of finger pain, a memory of
worry.

If you do what the doctors tell you, and twenty years from
now they discover that the doctors were wrong, what are the
consequences and who will wear them? Who will be the person
with the neuropathy, retinopathy, nephropathy or
cardiovascular problems - the doctors or you?

Something I repeat to newbies often: never forget that the
person who will be most affected by poor advice from any
source will be you – not me, not your doctor, but you. In my
opinion, more than nearly any other condition, the success
of management of diabetes depends on the diabetic. So, while
your medics can advise and prescribe – it's your decisions
and your actions that will decide your future.

Best wishes

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
--
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com