How often should I be testing?

[EmilyMay11]

Hi, recently diagnosed diabetic here, type 2 diabetes. Diet control.

I have been giving a blood glucose monitor by my GP to check my blood sugars, however no instructions were given as to when to test. It was all very vague.

I understand I should be testing 2 hours after a meal to see which carbs spike my sugars. Should I test before the meal too? Should I test when I wake up?

I always eat my meals late (7pm-8pm ish) so 2 hours after would be bed time for me.
As follows or is it too much?

Wake up
Before lunch
2 hours after lunch
Before dinner
2 hours after dinner/before bed.

What about ‘evening eating’ would I test 2 hours after that too if I eat something in the evening or should I finish the day on dinner? (My guilty pleasure is crisps in bed)

(I don’t eat breakfast and my first meal is lunch around 13:30)

Thank you for your help.

 

[Antje77]

I have been giving a blood glucose monitor by my GP to check my blood sugars, however no instructions were given as to when to test. It was all very vague.

Hi @EmilyMay11 , welcome to the forum.

I think you'll like to have a read of this informative piece, written by one of our members: https://josekalsbeek.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-nutritional-thingy.html

Good luck, and please ask anything you like on the forum, we're a pretty helpful bunch.