How many Times do you Test a day

[MollyM15]

Just curious How many times do you test on a regular day??


Me probably 8 times a day just depends

[KCP]

I test about 7 or 8, depending.. but never less than 6.

[Eddy]

Record low: Three, done only once. I've managed 4-6 a few times.

Past 7 days: 40 --> 5.7/day.
Past 14 days: 99 --> 7.1/day.
Past 30 days: 248 --> 8.3/day.

Days 15-30 ago had more testing while I was switching from Lantus to Levemir.

Shortly after DX: I'd blow through a box of 100 strips each week. I extensively researched insulin and food profiles.

I voted "7-8".

[UpNorth]

On a typical day i test 10-12 times, but sometimes only 6-8 times if i'm lazy :T

[Keezheekoni]

There's no option for me. :( I'm between 12 and 16 times a day...

[Lulika]

I test 4-6 times a day depending on how good/bad the last reading was and how well I have kept to eating well! :D

[Jill-O]

6-8 times a day, depending :)

[DarthDiabetes]

10-14 really, my non-exercise day is usually the lowest.

[stlduckhunter]

8-10 but it varies depending if I am battling highs

[caswellhb]

7-8 on a normal day. More if anything is unusual.

Heather.

[davef]

I generally test 6-7 times, Morning, before lunch, 2 hrs after lunch, before I drive home from office, if I don't have dinner when I arrive home I'll test before dinner, 2 hrs after dinner and before bed.

[kgm0612]

I test a minimum of 8 times a day and upwards of 12, depending on whether or not my BS is running high or low.

Karen

[sofaraway]

never less than 4, usually 5-8 depends on what i'm doing,eating etc.

[ant hill]

I just test when I about to eat or do something physical or curiosity and that's 10 times a day.

[MJB]

You didn't include a vote for less than one. ;)

I'm down to a couple times a week because test after test I'm consistently 90-130 and my last A1c was 5.7 so I'm good to go.

[shabbie]

mines more like 5 to 8 times a day but i voted 7-8 for the poll. it really depends on what type of day i'm having ;)

[princesslinda]

4-5 times a day.

[bryan42]

Usually 2-3, and I use MY blood everytime :eek: well, you get better readings with a non-diabetic! :T

[Olidus]

I voted 7-8 but again never less then 6.
The secret to creat control is knowing where you BGs are before and after you eat take insulin.

[MarcS]

I am Type 2 so usually 3-4 times a day. When I wake up, eat/exercise, after work/before exercise/before dinner, and last at bed time. I call my numbers in once a week to my doctor, and she calls me every Monday to review them and go over if I need to increase or decrease dosage.

[lgvincent]

Too much. I test about a dozen times a day.

[rzrbks]

could be as few as 4-5, could be as many as 10-12 times.

just depends on how much and what I feel like eating that particular day

[gettingby]

More than 8 some days but never less than 6.
In my signature a long time ago, I had a saying. It was "How do you know where you are going if you don't know where you are coming from?"
I use my readings like a person would use a road map. I can then see where I'm going and if problems arise, I can see where I came from and how I got to that point.
Hmmmm..... the thought made sense in my brain but it looks like it doesn't in print. :eek:

[Dimes]

4 times a day for me. If I was covered I might do more like 5-6.