So I went to the doctor today to get some things straightened out.
I now have a blood glucose meter and am supposed to start testing my blood every morning then again 1-2 hours after a meal each day (she said it doesn't matter which meal, just that I test 1-2 hours afterwards.
The first one, the morning test, is supposed to tell me how I'm doing over-all on keeping things under control and improving my test levels.
The second one after a meal is to start experimenting with and learning which foods are positive for my sugar levels and which foods will negatively effect them.
If you think this sounds like a complete pain in the butt? So do I. But I guess I'll get used to it after a while.
As a side note, I couldn't believe how expensive those little test strips are!!! 100 strips cost $78.00?!? I'm so glad that we have coverage through my husband's work. I can't imagine what people without coverage do. The cost for those little strips is just outrageous.
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