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<blockquote data-quote="Lazybones" data-source="post: 2070057" data-attributes="member: 85347"><p>Your HbA1c may appear to be lower, but you should bear in mind that this reading is <strong>THE AVERAGE</strong> reading of your Blood Glucose levels over the 12 weeks that preceeded the sample being taken. In other words it is the mean average of all the <strong>HIGH'S</strong> and <strong>LOW'S</strong> (Which also includes all the Morning <strong>BOOSTS</strong> due to the 'Dawn Phenomena').</p><p></p><p>Your Random Samples taken using your home self-monitoring B/G meter, taken both before a meal and 2 hours later are only a short part of what would make up the HbA1c final result, though these samples are still very useful as they indicate how well or otherwise we have delt with the glucose rise from what we had just eaten. Knowing this (It's often refered to as <strong>SPIKES</strong>) and this knowledge helps us Type 2's to greately take command and control of our own diabetes by what we choose to eat or drink.</p><p></p><p>Hope this simple explanation helps and makes things a little less confusing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lazybones, post: 2070057, member: 85347"] Your HbA1c may appear to be lower, but you should bear in mind that this reading is [B]THE AVERAGE[/B] reading of your Blood Glucose levels over the 12 weeks that preceeded the sample being taken. In other words it is the mean average of all the [B]HIGH'S[/B] and [B]LOW'S[/B] (Which also includes all the Morning [B]BOOSTS[/B] due to the 'Dawn Phenomena'). Your Random Samples taken using your home self-monitoring B/G meter, taken both before a meal and 2 hours later are only a short part of what would make up the HbA1c final result, though these samples are still very useful as they indicate how well or otherwise we have delt with the glucose rise from what we had just eaten. Knowing this (It's often refered to as [B]SPIKES[/B]) and this knowledge helps us Type 2's to greately take command and control of our own diabetes by what we choose to eat or drink. Hope this simple explanation helps and makes things a little less confusing. [/QUOTE]
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