Testing Question

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What's the average here for daily finger-stick testing? I just came off my honeymoon period, and from what I've been reading (books and web), a lot of folks are doing pre and post meal testing, as well as an early morning, and pre-bedtime - total of 8 (if you're eating 3 meals).

How often do you test - I'm going to my MD to ask for 8 times daily - now that I'm out of the honeymoon period, I think this will give me a better spread on what my numbers are and give me a better chance of getting them under control.

Thanks -

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I test about 10-15 times a day. I inject 6-8 times a day, depending on my BS and what I eat. On a bad day, I can test 15+ and inject 8-10 times. Just depends. I am a every 2-4hr tester and random as well.

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My son’s endo prescribed 10 x per day. I think we usually do about 7 or 8 tests unless there’s a low or a high situation that we need to monitor.

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I usually test 10x a day. More if I’ve got bad highs or lows.

Good to ask your doc for an Rx for 10/day or more. You can never have too many strips.