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<blockquote data-quote="Lupf" data-source="post: 2248521" data-attributes="member: 518059"><p>I am a type 2 diabetic. As I mentioned in other threads on this forum, I have lost 10kg with 5+2 last year and I was also able to reduce my Hb1Ac so that I am off metformin now. When I received the test strips a year ago, I wasn't really given any instructions. As a scientist I know that you have to do measurements systematically. I was weighing myself once, max twice a week in the morning before breakfast thus decided to do the same with blood sugar measurements. However I have also been told in this forum that I should test before and after eating to find out what effects different food is having on me. As we are house bound due to the coronavirus pandemic - I am working from home - I could actually give this a try now. Thus I have a few questions on how to do these measurements correctly and systematically. </p><p>1) How much time after eating should I test, how critical is this timing? I've seen two hours on this forum, but I've also seen graphs where after 2 hours the levels are back to normal.</p><p>2) What is a good result, i.e. how much increase is ok. My pre-breakfast measurements are around 6.0 mmol/l with a standard deviation of about 0.7 mmol/l.</p><p>3) Should I do similar double tests before and after dinner.</p><p>3) Can you please point me to links where good procedures are written down. I would like to see some analysis of data as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lupf, post: 2248521, member: 518059"] I am a type 2 diabetic. As I mentioned in other threads on this forum, I have lost 10kg with 5+2 last year and I was also able to reduce my Hb1Ac so that I am off metformin now. When I received the test strips a year ago, I wasn't really given any instructions. As a scientist I know that you have to do measurements systematically. I was weighing myself once, max twice a week in the morning before breakfast thus decided to do the same with blood sugar measurements. However I have also been told in this forum that I should test before and after eating to find out what effects different food is having on me. As we are house bound due to the coronavirus pandemic - I am working from home - I could actually give this a try now. Thus I have a few questions on how to do these measurements correctly and systematically. 1) How much time after eating should I test, how critical is this timing? I've seen two hours on this forum, but I've also seen graphs where after 2 hours the levels are back to normal. 2) What is a good result, i.e. how much increase is ok. My pre-breakfast measurements are around 6.0 mmol/l with a standard deviation of about 0.7 mmol/l. 3) Should I do similar double tests before and after dinner. 3) Can you please point me to links where good procedures are written down. I would like to see some analysis of data as well. [/QUOTE]
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