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<blockquote data-quote="1pilgrim" data-source="post: 2476457" data-attributes="member: 548500"><p>I am in Canada and treatment recommendations here dictate the best time to test is before meals. Not sure what your health service says…</p><p></p><p>The reason stated officially is that your efforts should concentrate on bringing your pre-meal levels below 7.0. Even non-diabetics post meal bs can go as high as 9-10 shortly after eating. </p><p></p><p>Spacing meals a little further apart helps accomplish the lower pre meal readings for me. In some cases I just don’t eat until my level is near 7. That sometimes means irregular meal times until a balance is established.</p><p></p><p>From what I am reading on most threads here a combination of moderate carbs, testing, A1c management, medication and exercise are most of the tools available and of course the will power and sticktoitiveness are a must. The lack of the former 2 are probably responsible for most of my slides. </p><p></p><p>Full disclosure I have been a diagnosed type 2 for 35 years. I would say I have spent 3/4 of that time under good control (in Canada A1c less than 7). The other quarter of the time is completely my fault due to diabetes fatigue, diet complacency, lack of discipline or simply giving up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1pilgrim, post: 2476457, member: 548500"] I am in Canada and treatment recommendations here dictate the best time to test is before meals. Not sure what your health service says… The reason stated officially is that your efforts should concentrate on bringing your pre-meal levels below 7.0. Even non-diabetics post meal bs can go as high as 9-10 shortly after eating. Spacing meals a little further apart helps accomplish the lower pre meal readings for me. In some cases I just don’t eat until my level is near 7. That sometimes means irregular meal times until a balance is established. From what I am reading on most threads here a combination of moderate carbs, testing, A1c management, medication and exercise are most of the tools available and of course the will power and sticktoitiveness are a must. The lack of the former 2 are probably responsible for most of my slides. Full disclosure I have been a diagnosed type 2 for 35 years. I would say I have spent 3/4 of that time under good control (in Canada A1c less than 7). The other quarter of the time is completely my fault due to diabetes fatigue, diet complacency, lack of discipline or simply giving up. [/QUOTE]
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