Living with Diabetes and Lapband

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If you are a Type 2 diabetic on medication, you probably have been told to play the "test strip" game.  Even Fit4D plays this game.

Here is how the game works:

• On day 1 and day 2, you test in the morning, fasting and 2 hours after breakast and record it. 
• On day 3 and day 4, you test before and 2 hours after the meal and record it.
• On day 5 and day 6, you test before and 2 hours after the meal and record it.
• On day 7 you test before an evening snack and record fasting the next day.

Rinse and repeat.  This is insane!  Doesn't even give a decent picture.

Okay, name 3 people who are organized enough to do that.  Here's how it should go:

Test every day, morning, lunch and dinner, probably two hours after. Testing after meals you eat a lot of both before and after are good.  Now I'm a pumper and do a bit more.  I often forget the before meal check, but I always get the after meal (bolus check).