It is alleged that Alan S claimed:

> If you exceed the testing regimen that the doctors set you,
> what are the negative consequences of too much testing? I'll
> list some, you may think of others:
>
> 1. cost

This is the big one, for me, for testing more often than twice a day.
Unless/until my condition gets worse, my HMO will not authorize strip
prescriptions for more than that, and buying them on my own at $1 per
strip will get expensive fast.

> 2. annoying doctor

I don't think it would annoy my doctor.

> 3. finger pain (see

I've found that to be conditional on exactly where I jab.
Unfortunately, in order to avoid generating calluses, I have to rotate
not only which finger and which side of the finger, but where on the
side. And some places hurt more than others.

> Something I repeat to newbies often: never forget that the
> person who will be most affected by poor advice from any
> source will be you €“ not me, not your doctor, but you. In my
> opinion, more than nearly any other condition, the success
> of management of diabetes depends on the diabetic. So, while
> your medics can advise and prescribe €“ its your decisions
> and your actions that will decide your future.

Noted.

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