samsmom wrote:

> 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

You either live in the US or you are very wealthy. Such Rolls-Royce
treatment is not available to everyone.

If you were Honduran, as a young acquaintance in very similar
circumstances is, you would get insulin and syringes. Once a month you
would go to the free clinic where bg would be checked. Your child would
be on a very strict diet and exercise regimen. And each virus contacted
at school would make him immune to that virus.

Now that's arrogance! He's so arrogant, he wants to finish eighth grade
this year so he can get a really good job. He hopes to work repairing
agricultural machinery.

Count yer blessings.