Bluetit1802
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Before breakfast 8.1
Breakfast black coffee and porridge made with water
Short walk with our lovely old dog, two hour afterbreakfast 8.3
Is the above good, bad or what, advice please
Good morning,
Im new to testing, I tested before breakfast to day, 8.8, then went for a stroll with our dog, tested when I got back, however this might be just over the 2 hours, reading 7.3 Does it have to be exactly 2 hours, what if it over the 2,?
I'm sure you know that your pre-breakfast reading was higher than it should be and therefore your 2 hours after test was high. The higher you start, the higher you finish. BUT the rise in levels caused by your breakfast was virtually nil, so that is excellent! So your breakfast followed by your walk was really good. Well done.
These are the NICE targets for Type 2's
Fasting and pre-meal 4 to 7
2hrs post meal under 8.5
These targets are a bit generous, so it is thought that 7.8 should be the maximum at any time, with a rise of less than 2mmol/l between before and 2 hours after. Once you hit these targets you can set yourself some lower ones. Keep going, you will get there.
It doesn't matter if you test a few minutes early or late, but not by much more if you want consistency.