And I also enjoy being challenged, just ask my hubby. Haha. But it truly does make me think and dive further into research and find new and up and coming topics. I do want to make sure that I remind you that I bring you content for the most part from a clinical point of view. This means that I am providing new research, studies, techniques and ideas, and I don’t always agree with them! I am a medium to help you along.

Now with that being said, tell me your regimen? I want all of you to comment on this post and share what your daily diabetic treatment’s are. Do you test once a day or before and after each meal? Have you seen a big improvement in your lab numbers? Do you eat low carbs or no carbs at all? Do you have anything that you would like to share with fellow diabetics?

Personally, I test 3-4 times a day; when I wake in the morning, mid afternoon about an hour after lunch, before dinner and before bed. I think that testing at these times gives me the most accurate picture of my blood sugars. This is what I have decided on after 3 years of dealing with my own diabetes. This is not the end all or what will work for everyone, but it does for me. But I am always open to suggestion! I also eat low carb, I do eat 5 servings of low GI fruits and veggies a day, and I drink 1-2 cups of coffee a day, as well as 1 diet coke and 100 glasses of water. Ok, that might have been an exaggeration but that is what it feels like. Yes, then I take 50 bathroom breaks a day, I have to work on that. I pair all that with exercise, cardio for 30 minutes 4-5 times a week and low weight training 3 times a week. And of course the after dinner stroll is always nice!

So that is how I do it here in my neck of the woods. Tell me about you? Yes, I really do want to know! It helps us all challenge ourselves and re-evaluate whether our own treatment of our own diabetes is effective!

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I Will Tell You Mine, If You Will Tell Me Yours…

I also know that I check my own sugar 3 times a day, but if I am flying high in the 300’s, I can’t correct the issue due to not being on injectable insulin at the present. So why even do it? I am compliant though and continue to keep a journal, but I know that there are many type 2’s out there that say, “why check if I am not treating the problem, so why waste money and time”?

And that would be just what a new study examined… The effectiveness of at home glucometer monitoring by type 2 diabetics.

The study, published in the online edition of the British Medical Journal, found no conclusive evidence that home monitoring improved glucose control, Health Day said Wednesday.

They also found that most patients in the study did not even continue their monitoring to the end of the research. And then there is that whole insurance dilemma. Some insurance companies cover diabetic supplies and some do not, and take it from someone that has a private health insurance company that does not, it is expensive. I can see how that would be a deterrent for a lot of diabetics.

So what do you think? Do you think patients are compliant at home with their glucometers or do you think we should concentrated on more effective options? Hmm… tough one, I have mixed emotions on this one personally. Tell me what you think though? Come on, I know that someone is out there with an opinion.

Science Daily

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Is At Home Glucometer Monitoring Truly Effective? New Research Says Maybe Not!