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<blockquote data-quote="NéjiSaïdi" data-source="post: 2244815" data-attributes="member: 519847"><p>There is no standard protocol; it all depends on why we test. There is the glycemic cycle (6 times a day) to have a broad idea about how the body react after meals. There is fasting plasma glucose which is supposed to check the lowest ever over a day. I have performed all of these. There is another way aiming at seeing how the body reacts to a particular meal/type or quantity of a certain food item. The procedure is as follows: test just before a meal (pre-prandial) and then once every half an hour (post-prandial) for a period of two hours; i.e., 4 times with intervals of 30 min. I do this protocol to see how a certain food or the quantity of it affects my blood glucose. Yet, the way we eat might have consequences on the effect of foods containing sugar on our blood glucose. I found out that starting my meal with a healthy lipid (butter, olive oil, meat, fish, etc.) buffers the glucose peaks. I need to point out that I am following a LCHF diet as much as possible. I am not: vegan, vegetarian or carnivore. All I am after are healthy nutrients: essential lipids (not trans-fats or seed oils), vitamins, minerals and bio-available proteins (animal- or plant- sourced, although I prefer animal-based). When diagnosed my Hba1c was 66 mmol/mol, Jan. 2020 40 mmol/mom; I am on no diabetes medication. Just a good diet and regular exercise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NéjiSaïdi, post: 2244815, member: 519847"] There is no standard protocol; it all depends on why we test. There is the glycemic cycle (6 times a day) to have a broad idea about how the body react after meals. There is fasting plasma glucose which is supposed to check the lowest ever over a day. I have performed all of these. There is another way aiming at seeing how the body reacts to a particular meal/type or quantity of a certain food item. The procedure is as follows: test just before a meal (pre-prandial) and then once every half an hour (post-prandial) for a period of two hours; i.e., 4 times with intervals of 30 min. I do this protocol to see how a certain food or the quantity of it affects my blood glucose. Yet, the way we eat might have consequences on the effect of foods containing sugar on our blood glucose. I found out that starting my meal with a healthy lipid (butter, olive oil, meat, fish, etc.) buffers the glucose peaks. I need to point out that I am following a LCHF diet as much as possible. I am not: vegan, vegetarian or carnivore. All I am after are healthy nutrients: essential lipids (not trans-fats or seed oils), vitamins, minerals and bio-available proteins (animal- or plant- sourced, although I prefer animal-based). When diagnosed my Hba1c was 66 mmol/mol, Jan. 2020 40 mmol/mom; I am on no diabetes medication. Just a good diet and regular exercise. [/QUOTE]
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