most type 2 diabetics are NOT on insulin. most are on long-term pill medication that helps with insulin uptake.
those people do NOT need to test daily, once their medications are dosed correctly, and they are on a decent meal plan. I believe it was these people, who do not need to test multiple times per day, and really need long-term course correction, but who are STILL automatically given blood sugar testing supplies, and who never use them, that she was talking about. strips are still 50cents+ each, and add to that the finger prickers, and alcohol wipes, all of which currently end up getting thrown away or stockpiled under counters, that is a whole lotta money that doesnt need to be spent. On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 2:26 PM, Larry C. Lyons <larrycly...@gmail.com>wrote: > > Daily testing. rather it should be multiple times a day. when you get up, > before each meal, two hours after each meal and when you go to bed. > > I've been agitating with my insurance to get on the CGM type insulin pumps. > They do continuous monitoring of blood glucose. Problem is that you still > have to use strips, and the CGM supplies are quite expensive as well. > > > On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 1:53 PM, Eric Roberts < > ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > > > > Seriously Maureen? Proper management of blood sugar levels requires > daily > > testing. A1C testing only gives you a 3 month average and is not > adequate > > for management of blood sugar levels. Daily testing lets you know if you > > need to adjust your insulin dosage on a daily basis. Whomever told you > the > > information you just stated greatly misinformed you. I have been a type > 2 > > diabetic since 2000. > > > > Eric > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Maureen [mailto:mamamaur...@gmail.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 5:44 PM > > To: cf-community > > Subject: Re: Polls show GOP getting spanked in polls after shutdown. > > > > > > Yep..eliminate them entirely unless the person using them is testing to > > adjust medication intake, because otherwise they serve no purpose but to > > enrich the makers. An over the counter A1C test once a month will tell > you > > all you need to know about your blood sugar levels. > > > > On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 2:20 PM, Jerry Milo Johnson <jmi...@gmail.com > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > Wait, eliminate testing and supplies from people with type 2 diabetes? > > > > > > Really? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:368135 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
