Comments on: No time to test http://diabeticblogs.net/chrisadw/2007/07/19/no-time-to-test/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-time-to-test Daily Life of a Diabetic Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:22:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Manny Hernandez http://diabeticblogs.net/chrisadw/2007/07/19/no-time-to-test/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Manny Hernandez Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:39:14 +0000 http://diabeticblogs.net/chrisadw/2007/07/19/no-time-to-test/#comment-5 Allison is right on with her advice, Chris. You know how important it is to test and test often (no less than 4 times a day), so I won't go into that. Another alarm you could set up is in your e-mail program (if you use Outlook or something like that). Take care, man. You are too important to too many people... Allison is right on with her advice, Chris. You know how important it is to test and test often (no less than 4 times a day), so I won’t go into that.

Another alarm you could set up is in your e-mail program (if you use Outlook or something like that).

Take care, man. You are too important to too many people…

]]> By: Allison http://diabeticblogs.net/chrisadw/2007/07/19/no-time-to-test/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Allison Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:23:49 +0000 http://diabeticblogs.net/chrisadw/2007/07/19/no-time-to-test/#comment-4 I used to have this problem a lot in college. It also led me to my highest A1C to date - 9.2. I started testing more often by setting my insulin pump to alarm at pre-set times of the day. A couple times in the morning, lunch, a couple times in the afternoon and evening, and then around the time I usually go to bed. Ended up with 7 alarms, and I tested for almost all of them. Of course, sometimes things change and you eat earlier, so then you don't need to test when the alarm goes off, but it at least stops and reminds you to think about when the last time you tested was. If you can't do it with your insulin pump, try it with your cell phone. I used to have this problem a lot in college. It also led me to my highest A1C to date – 9.2.

I started testing more often by setting my insulin pump to alarm at pre-set times of the day. A couple times in the morning, lunch, a couple times in the afternoon and evening, and then around the time I usually go to bed. Ended up with 7 alarms, and I tested for almost all of them. Of course, sometimes things change and you eat earlier, so then you don’t need to test when the alarm goes off, but it at least stops and reminds you to think about when the last time you tested was. If you can’t do it with your insulin pump, try it with your cell phone.

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