"mike gray, CID" > wrote in message >...
> > > "mike gray, CID" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > Testing five times a day is a hobby, or maybe a fetish, but not a
> necessity. And strips are 54 cents each in Boca Raton, Florida.
> >
>
If testing less than 5 times a day works for you and gives you
decent control then thats great!
What you do won't work for everyone. There are too many variables.
My son is 6 and has had type 1 for 2 yrs. He is a pumper using the
paradigm.
We test at least 8 times a day to maintain decent control.
Everyday is different.
Our goal (along with good health) is to let him live his life as
close to normal as possible. We must check before physical activities
such as gym, soccer, swimming and such. And if the physical exertion
has been heavy then we check sometime shortly after to see where his
number is headed.
His numbers are affected by his varied diet, the temperature outside,
the zillion and one viruses passed around school,his mood,human error
(air bubbles, etc.) and a thousand more variables each day.
My whole point is..... I think it is very arrogant to say that
testing 5 times a day is a hobby or a fetish. What works for you
won't work for everyone. Samsmom