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10/12/09 10:41 PM

" My Dr. just sent in my cript for test strips saying I should only test twice a day, They cut my 90 day supply to 200. Why would he cut my testing"
Asked By: 23174600  
Category: Blood Glucose Monitoring

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Type 2 and I usally test between two and five times aday depending on what I have eaten and how I feel. I have now bought extra strips on the internet and I am dumping the Dr.

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10/22/09 06:40 PM

Hello 23174600
If you are on oral meds, there is rarely any reason to do fingersticks more than twice a day. A fasting test and a test two hours after your dinner is sufficient to monitor your control. Even this is really more than is needed if you are on oral meds.

Ask your doctor why he wants twice a day testing. It may be that you are stable. It may be that obsessive testing is adding to your stress.

If you are type II but on insulin or a combination of oral meds and insulin. Twice a day is enough unless you feel shakey or if you are ill. People on insulin usually test more often especially if they are using a sliding scale or counting carbs and giving themselves a coverage injection.

Answered By: Rita Juray
Accreditations: RN, MLT-ASCP, CCM, CDE
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Community Answers (1)

10/21/09 11:17 PM

unfortunately some drs are of the belief that if your on oral meds you don,t even need to test. They say if you use insulin or a oral drug that stimulated your pancreas that you should test. It was explained to me that you could get burned of testing after years and when you had to use insulin you would not test enough
Answered By: towerofpower
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