Class

I went to a diabetes management class held by Kaiser.
They taught us what diabetes was, how to manage, how to use our machine, a dietitian came in and talked to us about what we should eat and what a portion size is.
It was a 2 hour class.
Currently i take my sugars 4 times a day before each meal and i am usually high, meaning i am over 150 at times i have hit over 200 I can't seem to get them done to the normal range.
**Well the first thing i learned is that i should take my sugars 2 hours after eating.
**Never take your sugars when you have lotion on your hands
**check you machine to make sure that it is reading right. Yes use the solution in the kit and do a test strip based on the strip bottle to make sure your meter is right.

The most important thing i learned is that 2 hrs after a meal your sugars should be below 160 and your blood sugar should be 130/80 ... i have a blood pressure cuff i will start using that .. .but the reason of this post is to tell you that i hit the right sugar level both times today.
I took it 2 hours after eating and had awesome sugars, so i think that i am going to change to after meals! :)

I will share the meal plan in the next blog post for now i am off to dinner with hubby!!!

An answer

to my question posted earlier

Why must the finger pricker thingy HURT so bad?

the nurse said that you were barely suppose to feel this ... BOY oh BOY i am doing something wrong. I changed the location of the prick, i am now doing it on the meaty fat side of your finger near the nail and not the pad part of my finger seems to have made a tad bit of difference. BTW the pricker thingy is called a penlet!