2 hours after meal ....?

[bluecurlylegend]

Sorry if I've missed some glaringly obvious answers, but could someone please explain to me when the 2 hours countdown starts ?
Is it 2 hours after you start eating or is it two hours after taking your last bite ? And what about your glass of red wine after your meal ? Is it 2 hours after you've just drained your glass ?
The reason I ask is because I usually linger over a meal and it can often be as much as an hour from the first forkful to the last drop of wine.
I would much appreciate some pointers on this, please.

bluecurlylegend.

 

[db89]

Hi @bluecurlylegend,

The 2 hour countdown for a postprandial reading starts from the first bite of your meal.

Hope this helps

 

[bluecurlylegend]

Thank you db89, I'll put that into practice right now.

I've probably broken the rules of etiquette on this site by not introducing myself. I've only recently been notified that I am prediabetic and just last week I started monitoring my blood glucose level and joining this forum.
Please have patience with a total beginner, and thanks again for the prompt reply.

 

[Bluetit1802]

Thank you db89, I'll put that into practice right now.

I've probably broken the rules of etiquette on this site by not introducing myself. I've only recently been notified that I am prediabetic and just last week I started monitoring my blood glucose level and joining this forum.
Please have patience with a total beginner, and thanks again for the prompt reply.

No rules broken! You had a question and asked it. There is no need to formally introduce yourself.
Welcome aboard.

I agree with @db89 by the way. 2 hours after first bite. Let us know how you are going on and if there is anything else we can help with.

 

[Looseboy]

Welcome and for info I go with the first bite rule.
However you may have opened a can of worms as I know not everyone agrees with it.
My advice is whatever route you pick just be consistent.

 

[theoldfunker]

Sorry if I've missed some glaringly obvious answers, but could someone please explain to me when the 2 hours countdown starts ?
Is it 2 hours after you start eating or is it two hours after taking your last bite ? And what about your glass of red wine after your meal ? Is it 2 hours after you've just drained your glass ?
The reason I ask is because I usually linger over a meal and it can often be as much as an hour from the first forkful to the last drop of wine.
I would much appreciate some pointers on this, please.

bluecurlylegend.

Hi and welcome, You will find many answers here from so many wonderful people at many levels of Diabetes
When I was told I was border line in 2004 a small change to my diet took place, but it made no difference to end result when in 2016 an MOT at the doctor told me I was type2 and had been for sometime.
I was never given a meter so after a blood test 6 months later the results were no better I bought a meter to keep a check on what happens and to find what is good or bad for me so 2hr after I've sat down at the end of a meal I test. This can tell me how things are going. Red wine I've got to leave it alone somebody else could get away with it.

 

[douglas99]

Welcome and for info I go with the first bite rule.
However you may have opened a can of worms as I know not everyone agrees with it.
My advice is whatever route you pick just be consistent.

Very true, I find it depends what I'm eating, and how long the meal takes.
A short meal and the beginning and end are close enough not to matter.
A long meal, and you may just be finishing when you're testing.

So I tend to go for the mid point of the meal.

 

[bluecurlylegend]

Thanks for the replies, they've all been helpful.
I suppose like most people this is a bit of a voyage of discovery for me. Looseboy sums it up though...Consistency !

Thanks again folks.

 

[derry60]

Thank you db89, I'll put that into practice right now.

I've probably broken the rules of etiquette on this site by not introducing myself. I've only recently been notified that I am prediabetic and just last week I started monitoring my blood glucose level and joining this forum.
Please have patience with a total beginner, and thanks again for the prompt reply.

Awww I am new here and am sure that I have done the same somewhere, or written in the wrong part of this forum etc. People seem very nice here and are so helpful..I love the fact that I can come here and ask a few questions about things that I am not sure about. I am also Prediabetic and felt very angry when I was told this. In fact I may have come across as a little angry on here at times,going against people's advice, which I am so sorry for. I have Arthritis, Fibromyalgia, Thyroid probs,Heart Condition,now am told that my sugar is very high. I have to eat for my heart and Prediabetes now..It can be difficult,but with the help of the kind people on this forum I am getting there.

 

[bluecurlylegend]

derry60, it's a **** scunner, isn't it ? I know what you mean though. And, although I've only recently discovered this site, I agree with you about people being helpful on here.
The Fight Goes On !!