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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 666695" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>You are supposed to change the needle every test.</p><p>I don't think anyone does... I change it about every couple of months. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite37" alt=":happy:" title="Happy :happy:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":happy:" /></p><p>Never had a problem.</p><p></p><p>If you've only got 10 strips to play with, I encourage you to go for it.</p><p></p><p>Have a good portion of toast in the morning. A cinnamon bun. Or a large bowl of cereal... Something really carby. </p><p>If you are diabetic, one meal won't do any harm (it is the sustained high BG, or repeated high spikes that do the harm).</p><p>If you aren't diabetic, then it's a proper test.</p><p></p><p>In case you don't know, test just before eating. Then at 1hr (probably around the peak), then again at 2 hrs. If it is still high, then test again at 3 hrs.</p><p></p><p>One meal won't be definitive. You would need to test different foods, including meals that you ate, at portion sizes you are used to, but with so few strips, you can at least test a couple of meals properly.</p><p></p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 666695, member: 41816"] You are supposed to change the needle every test. I don't think anyone does... I change it about every couple of months. :happy: Never had a problem. If you've only got 10 strips to play with, I encourage you to go for it. Have a good portion of toast in the morning. A cinnamon bun. Or a large bowl of cereal... Something really carby. If you are diabetic, one meal won't do any harm (it is the sustained high BG, or repeated high spikes that do the harm). If you aren't diabetic, then it's a proper test. In case you don't know, test just before eating. Then at 1hr (probably around the peak), then again at 2 hrs. If it is still high, then test again at 3 hrs. One meal won't be definitive. You would need to test different foods, including meals that you ate, at portion sizes you are used to, but with so few strips, you can at least test a couple of meals properly. :) [/QUOTE]
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