Re: Why did my wife's personality really change after being diagnosed with diabetes?

In article <5cjc83h8he7377bvqdn030fisjse6fad8h@xxxxxxx>,
Alan S <loralgtweightandcarbs@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Sat, 30 Jun 2007 13:58:29 +0200, "Frank T2" <a@xxx>
wrote:

Yeah, but is it a GOOD reading ?

The fact that you did it is good. As to the reading - that
depends on what stage you're at. If you were 300 yesterday -
then 196 is brilliant. But very shortly you will look back
on that number as history.

Consider it the starting point. Now that you're on your way,
read this again:
http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/NewlyDiagnosed.htm

Also, there's a stress factor involved in getting the timing right to
get the meter to work. Stress can increase your blood sugar, which will
artificially raise your reading. So you shouldn't really take your first
few readings seriously. Stress factors are unlikely to raise a "normal"
80 to 196, so this isn't a "get out of jail free" card. Getting an
actual, plausible number, though, is feedback that you're using the
meter correctly. So the next few tests should be easier. And then you
can start using the numbers for feedback on what you should (and
shouldn't!) be eating.

--
AF
"Non Sequitur U has a really, really lousy debate team."
--artyw raises the bar on rec.sport.baseball
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