For me, it lets me know my body's doing what it should, and can cope with what I put in there. I know it goes up after a meal; what I want to know is whether it will come down properly and promptly after that.I was wondering, why do we measure glucose 2h after the first bite, and not 1h? Doesn't blood sugar spike the most 1h after consumption?
Have you got a reference for that graph, I would like to read some more about it?From what i understand even a none diabetic can spike after a meal, espicaily one high in carbs.
The glucose response test allows for a spike within the hour for a normal patient (still with an upper limit) but i should revert back within 2 hours.
https://laboratoryinfo.com/glucose-...inciple-procedure-indications-interpretation/Have you got a reference for that graph, I would like to read some more about it?
It seems that 2 hrs is a go to time for most. Maybe actually give some consideration for the meal you’re eating. A meal high in fat will affect BS over a longer period of time.I was wondering, why do we measure glucose 2h after the first bite, and not 1h? Doesn't blood sugar spike the most 1h after consumption?
For you maybe? not necessarily for all..It seems that 2 hrs is a go to time for most. Maybe actually give some consideration for the meal you’re eating. A meal high in fat will affect BS over a longer period of time.
Definitely for me. And I’m part of the “ all “For you maybe? not necessarily for all..
Thanks for that - useful information. It says that the lack of return to the pre meal level at ~2 hrs is the most characteristic feature of DM which I think answers @Wojciechu's original question.https://laboratoryinfo.com/glucose-...inciple-procedure-indications-interpretation/
Its from a "how to" about the glucose response test. Not sure if interpretation changes by country but it reads as a fairly logical document
Seeing that graph reminded me that when I started working in a Biochemistry laboratory, we used to measure blood sugar every 30 minutes for 2 hours and collected urine at hourly intervals.https://laboratoryinfo.com/glucose-...inciple-procedure-indications-interpretation/
Its from a "how to" about the glucose response test. Not sure if interpretation changes by country but it reads as a fairly logical document
Yes, anyone who, like me, suffers from delayed stomach emptying (gastroparesis), which is said to be a common result of long-term elevated bg, may see their bg fall 1 hour after a meal and even 2 hours after, only to rise at 3 or 4. Unfortunately the length of the delay is unpredictable, which must make bolusing insulin for meals very awkward. IMO when starting testing it is a good idea to test at 1 hour and then again at 2 hours and so on until the bg has gone back to the pre meal level.For you maybe? not necessarily for all..
Yes, anyone who, like me, suffers from delayed stomach emptying (gastroparesis), which is said to be a common result of long-term elevated bg, may see their bg fall 1 hour after a meal and even 2 hours after, only to rise at 3 or 4. Unfortunately the length of the delay is unpredictable, which must make bolusing insulin for meals very awkward. IMO when starting testing it is a good idea to test at 1 hour and then again at 2 hours and so on until the bg has gone back to the pre meal level.