BG Times

I don't understand the human way of keeping a BG record you don't record times of bloods just before or after meals. I come from the veterinary side and we use the time being as important as the meal. I tried to find a pre done record to keep my BG on but none had times on so designed my own via word.

Last year my then partner now husband went into hospital to do a 72hr fast in case he had pancreatic tumours luckily it seems he just doesn't always digest his food, so they say but his hypo episodes have stopped so am happy...
I digress his BG record was a badly spelled photocopy written by hand before and after breakfast lunch dinner. I spat my dummy and hauled the ward sister over coals she tried to tell me the consultants said they should use those but seeing l was about to remove her body parts found a graph with times and meals on and used that alongside the "official" one. At one point the consultant saw me, we had a quick chat and he mentioned the graph puzzled, l made it clear that to do otherwise was totally unprofessional given the amount of tests he was having over 72hours he was FASTING and only allowed water *** were they playing at. He backed off but l know they all ignored the correct sheet seems insane to me. Saying that sanity is not a requisite of the health service certainly in my area.

Can someone enlighten me as to why there is no bother to keep times l have no intention of not keeping them but why do you only half do things with humans?

Hi Dazza yes l know the before and 2 hrs post l was talking about the hours time not l guess area time (pre/post food) they were taken.
Whenever l have taken any bloods at work for diabetic animals the hour times we took them were just as an important part of recording as the area time... had that drummed in me when l once forgot to hour time in, never again have l forgotten to add it in.
The only time it isnt so critical is the bloods being sent off but usually that is recoded on their notes as well. In house though always an hour time.
Humans don't seem to record hours time as far as l can see for any reason... even the 72hr fasting l mentioned. l was puzzled why.

Hope that makes sense not sure how else to put it.

Activities and metabolism at various times of the day. Probably more stable in animals but more unstable in humans unless at work in at say a desk job.