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Message: <blockquote data-quote="andcol" data-source="post: 1288559" data-attributes="member: 96315">Well Sam with those readings I wouldn't be surprised if your next HbA1c will blow your doctor away.  I expect you will return with a result in the normal range.  Be aware though that protein generally has a longer impact span than carbs as far as BG levels.  My variance depends on what I ate for my evening meal and at what time.  If I eat at 5 an go to bed at 10 then my BG level will be at my baseline (4.8 - 5.2 on my meter).  If I am still processing protein I will be 5.6 and if it is carbs around the 6s (rice does this to me).  Generally in the morning I am baseline unless I am still processing protein and I will be 5.6 - an interesting anecdote when I went to a brailian all you can eat resturant and they just keep bring around the steaks was I went to bed at 5.6 and stayed at 5.6 until 11AM the next day.  I was worried and tested every 30 mins;  thought I had broken myself or meter, but I have redone the experiment a few times now.</blockquote>

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