Posted by Dinah on February 8, 2007, at 10:49:50
In reply to Darned meters, posted by Dinah on February 6, 2007, at 19:00:12
I tested the meter on my husband, and it appears to be more or less accurate.
But my quarterly results are back and my doctor told me more or less to ignore the fact that my fasting blood sugars are high. Apparently my blood sugars the rest of the day aren't. And short term results verify that. My blood sugar later in the day can be actually lower and certainly not much higher than my fasting blood sugar.
So that leaves me with an irksome question. If my doctor tells me to ignore anything but my quarterly readings - and he basically did, why should I bother to test at home at all?
Apparently my normal lack of diligence in testing was the correct strategy after all, as long as my quarterly A1c's are ok. And it's much less time consuming and stressful.
Hooray. Inaction is called for.
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