[Diabetes-talk] Recently DXED Pre-Diabetic

[Mike Freeman]

Bridgit: 
I tend to agree with you that more frequent testing can tell one a lot, no matter what type of diabetes one has. However, I believe that the thinking of those who prescribe testing once a day is that, aside from changes in diet, people who are on oral meds and /or are on daily fixed insulin doses can't change much in response to meter readings so there's no sense in testing more often. Moreover, I would guess that they're not on a program of the sort of tight control that those using so -called intensive management are. 
Mike 

On Sep 11, 2013, at 12:56, Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I'm type one, and there are big differences between type one, two and
> pre-diabetic, but I'm always curious as to why type two's and
> pre-diabetics are told to test so infrequently. Testing only once a day
> doesn't allow you to track and follow trrends throughout the day. You
> may get a grasp on fasting glucose levels when testing once, but what
> about throughout the rest of the day, especially after meals? Being type
> one, I've always been encouraged to test frequently throughout the day,
> and on average, I test 6 to 8 times a day. I know with other types of
> diabetes it may not be as crucial to test this often, but I thought 4
> times a day was recommended even for pre's and type two's. You hear all
> the time how frequent, consistent testing is what helps regulate
> diabetes, but then why are some told by doctors to test so infrequently.
> 
> Sorry, Vickie, not debating you. This is a general question, and I ask
> anyone to respond.
> 
> Bridgit
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Recently DXED Pre-Diabetic
> 
> 
> Hello, all.
> 
> My name is Vicky, and I joined this list a few months ago after learning
> I was at a high risk of becoming a fully type 2 diabetic, something I
> just refused to accept. I was devastated. Thankfully, people on this
> list have really helped me put things in proper perspective and I now
> have a much better handle on things even to the point of changing
> doctors because my new doctor who diagnosed me just was not forthcoming.
> The doctor I saw today encouraged me to change my diet and exercise,
> take medication at the same time of day every day and test my blood
> sugar once a day in the a.m. before breakfast for 30 days and then get a
> blood test. Doing it daily at the same time is very important. I have
> data on file from two previous intravenous tests 3 month apart for a
> baseline. It has taken me a while to get it right using the Prodigy
> Voice meter and as much as I didnT like pricking my fingers, I forced
> my! to keep at it until I got consistent results. The peace of mind I
> have is worth it. Also if I see my sugar going up or down I can eat
> properly to try to keep it in a safer range. If I get a flaky reading, I
> test a second within five minutes' time and that usually works well. I
> appreciate Mike's diligence in finding out about the different meters
> and test strip accuracy. Prodigy does say that levels do vary. I am not
> too worried because testing consistently and using the intravenous blood
> sugar test as a guide helps my doctor know if I am stable or
> progressing. So that's from a newbie.
> Vicky Bishop      
> 
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