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Permalink Reply by David Perle on October 5, 2010 at 5:18am
Permalink Reply by Dave on May 31, 2012 at 11:46am Test 300-350 times a month, under an Endocrinologist care.
Permalink Reply by Jethro on October 6, 2012 at 10:58am I test 300 per month. I also have good insurance (it's good to be a Teamster)
Insurance says that's too much and Endo's imply that 300 is excessive. And maybe if I was perfect and lived in a mechanical world where nothing fluctuated or changed I would need less strips but the menotony of an unchanging world would likely drive me insane. I am using my Dexcom again so I am able to put aside a few test strips here and there, of course we cant tell any professionals about that or they would end that. I don't buy into the end of world prediction stuff but if something huge happened how long could you survive on the supplies you have now, 30, 60 90 days?
I think about this a lot, keeping a bit of a stash of supplies. I have had times where I've had a couple of months worth of insulin and 3 or 400 strips stashed. But my stash is totally depleted now bc I've been broke and had to dig into it. I live in an earthquake-prone area, so that is my big fear. But even if a big one came, I think the odds are that I'd have to make it through days or a week, probably not weeks or months. It is very rare that I'm on my last drops of humalog, so I think I shouldn't spend very much mental energy on this issue. lol I don't have a lot of stuff in my house or anything, but I think I have a bit of natural hoarder instinct.
Permalink Reply by Kristin on April 29, 2009 at 11:19pm I use about 300 or more. I test about 10 to 12 times a day.
Permalink Reply by Riette on April 30, 2009 at 12:54am 3-4 times a day is better than nothing. So if I was you I wouldn't lose any sleep over it. He will be fine.
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