Hope this isn't silly

[chefdee]

I hope this isn't a silly question, between finishing a meal and testing my blood 2 hours later should I avoid drinking anything,

 

[NoCrbs4Me]

I'd avoid anything with sugar/carbs. Water, black coffee/tea, tea/coffee with heavy cream would be fine. Anything that might add glucose to your system could mess up the results.

 

[Bluetit1802]

I hope this isn't a silly question, between finishing a meal and testing my blood 2 hours later should I avoid drinking anything,

The 2 hour test is recommended to be 2 hours after first bite, not 2 hours after finishing.

I have a cup of tea immediately following my meals, and after dinner I finish my glass of wine. Anything that raises blood glucose will affect the reading. That's fine if you just need to know your levels, but not so good if you are testing what the actual meal does to you.

By the way, there are no silly questions. (There may well be silly answers on occasions!!)

 

[chefdee]

I'd avoid anything with sugar/carbs. Water, black coffee/tea, tea/coffee with heavy cream would be fine. Anything that might add glucose to your system could mess up the results.

Thank You I had some milk to take some tablets and wondered if it would affect the reading which was a couple of points higher than I expected

 

[Bluetit1802]

Thank You I had some milk to take some tablets and wondered if it would affect the reading which was a couple of points higher than I expected

Would have been better with water, unless you only had one slurp.

 

[ringi]

I would advoid drinking anything that will add much glucose to my system at any time!

Otherwise it make no difference, as you are trying to find out what you can eat, given your life as you live it. You are not doing a well controled sciance experiment, you are just trying to learn what not to eat again.

 

[chefdee]

The 2 hour test is recommended to be 2 hours after first bite, not 2 hours after finishing.

I have a cup of tea immediately following my meals, and after dinner I finish my glass of wine. Anything that raises blood glucose will affect the reading. That's fine if you just need to know your levels, but not so good if you are testing what the actual meal does to you.

By the way, there are no silly questions. (There may well be silly answers on occasions!!)

That's interesting I didn't realize it was from beginning of a meal, I'm trying to eat low carb and keep a check on what foods I need to avoid , thanks for your help

 

[Robbity]

Yes you definitely need to check right at the start of your meal to give you a base line figure for you to measure any difference between it and your post meal level(s) by. This is just as important as checking the actual post meal figures.

Robbity

 

[KathyCP]

That's interesting I didn't realize it was from beginning of a meal, I'm trying to eat low carb and keep a check on what foods I need to avoid , thanks for your help

i must confess that i find the 2 hrs after first bite idea really confusing. i sometimes string a meal out for a couple of hours, depending on what else is happening, so i could still be eating when i test if i did that - i test 2 hours after finishing.