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<blockquote data-quote="LittleGreyCat" data-source="post: 2086029" data-attributes="member: 6467"><p>100-150 ml (which is quite a lot). Less if my partner makes it.</p><p>Caffeine is also a consideration, although I might struggle to drink cream and butter without the coffee.</p><p></p><p>This illustrates what I was coming back to post.</p><p></p><p>As a Scientist by early training (looking back about 50 years now) and a subsequent tester of IT systems from time to time I learned to only change one variable at a time.</p><p></p><p>This does put me under major time constraints to be able to get meaningful data.</p><p></p><p>For example, if I want to test the effect of a single apricot on my BG I need to wait for a steady state, eat the apricot, and then avoid anything else apart from a drink for about the next 3 hours (which seems to be my spike duration according to the IFG meter) to see what happens. If I eat or drink anything but my spritzer then I can't tell what is affecting the result.</p><p></p><p>To investigate the BRC issue further I need to:</p><p>(1) Wait until later (afternoon?) to try it</p><p>(2) Start the day with just black coffee</p><p>(3) Perhaps have two coffees instead of my usual one spread out through the day.</p><p></p><p>This is at least a couple of days testing, possibly more if I get anomalous results. </p><p>Possibly I could do it all in one day; coffee, BRC later in the day, but then I am mixing more than one variable.</p><p></p><p>Depending on how many different combinations I need to test (BRC followed by a carbohydrate snack an hour later, perhaps?) I could have a month or more of testing just to sort out what does what to me and if it is consistent. This includes things like beer, wine, whisky, baked beans, soft fruit (with and without cream), cheese (with and without biscuits).</p><p></p><p>I expect that most of my guilty pleasures will be ruled out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LittleGreyCat, post: 2086029, member: 6467"] 100-150 ml (which is quite a lot). Less if my partner makes it. Caffeine is also a consideration, although I might struggle to drink cream and butter without the coffee. This illustrates what I was coming back to post. As a Scientist by early training (looking back about 50 years now) and a subsequent tester of IT systems from time to time I learned to only change one variable at a time. This does put me under major time constraints to be able to get meaningful data. For example, if I want to test the effect of a single apricot on my BG I need to wait for a steady state, eat the apricot, and then avoid anything else apart from a drink for about the next 3 hours (which seems to be my spike duration according to the IFG meter) to see what happens. If I eat or drink anything but my spritzer then I can't tell what is affecting the result. To investigate the BRC issue further I need to: (1) Wait until later (afternoon?) to try it (2) Start the day with just black coffee (3) Perhaps have two coffees instead of my usual one spread out through the day. This is at least a couple of days testing, possibly more if I get anomalous results. Possibly I could do it all in one day; coffee, BRC later in the day, but then I am mixing more than one variable. Depending on how many different combinations I need to test (BRC followed by a carbohydrate snack an hour later, perhaps?) I could have a month or more of testing just to sort out what does what to me and if it is consistent. This includes things like beer, wine, whisky, baked beans, soft fruit (with and without cream), cheese (with and without biscuits). I expect that most of my guilty pleasures will be ruled out. [/QUOTE]
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