On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 05:24:35 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\""
> wrote:

>Boron Elgar > dropped this
: in rec.food.cooking
>
>
>> There is a lot of debate about glycemic indexing...some of it makes
>> sense and some doesn't and not all professional buy into it fully.
>>
>>
>> A potato varies in its GI according to what kind of potato it is and
>> how it is prepared. In some cases it is quite moderate on teh GI
>> scales.
>>
>> As with every food, a diabetic needs to know how s/he reacts to it,
>> not how some GI scale rates it.
>>
>> Boron
>
>Absolutely. In my case I did a lot of testing when I was first
>diagnosed. Eventually I sort of got to know which foods I would react
>poorly to and what portions. I don't test myself as much as I used to.
>I always test a minimum of 3x daily and sometimes more depending on how I
>feel.
>
>Michael

When I am steady and healthy, I can skate a bit on my testing after my
usual fasting BG in the morning. But if I get so much as a cold or
have any change in any medication or even add a new brand of vitamin,
I test like crazy to make sure all is well.

I do understand that not everyone's insurance covers supplies for
frequent testing and that can be a problem. The stuff is not cheap if
you have to pay full price. I have been told that eBay is actually a
decent source of strips. Meters are always free from
manufacturers...they love to give those way and make their money on
strips....sort of like printer manufacturers and ink cartridges.

Boron