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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 992529" data-attributes="member: 41816">Some of us digest more quickly than others (and Reactive Hypoglycaemics often digest carbs VERY quickly indeed, and have huge spikes at around an hour).So it probably makes sense to use the 2 hour as a guideline, and do a few exploratory tests to see how your body varies from the norm.Once you know that, you can choose a pattern that allows you to catch the information you need.  Just make sure it is consistent.I am testing less and less often at the moment - nd have been steadily decreasing over the last year.  I have tested most of my usual meals and responses to particular foods so often, that I can't see the point (as a diet controlled T2) in wasting strips to get the same results over and over again.  This is a sharp contrast to when I was new to testing, and tested rigorously, in order to find out which foods did and did not suit me.Worth noting that I still test carefully if I feel ill, am concerned I may have an infection, have eated different or unusual foods, or am stressed.  I also do random checks, in order to make sure that my capacity to eat my usual foods has not deteriorated.</blockquote>

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