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- Type of diabetes
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- Tablets (oral)
Hi All,
after being quite successful with the ND and then low carbing i decided to do a home OGTT.
The results turned out promising, Fasting was 4.2 and at the 2hr point 6.8
Im still low carbing and did not do the 3 days of 150g of carbs beforehand so i know the results will be slightly higher than if i was not low carbing.
This all looks quite good however i was taking 30min readings and the reading at the 1hr mark was 12. This got me worried but after doing some research i cant find any consistent info on if this mattered. Most of the NHS guides just say its the 2hr number being under 7 that counts.
I know as a general rule that your blood numbers under normal day to day life would never go above 11 however the OGTT is not normal life and many of the reports i have read suggest not using it.
Does anyone have any other more informed sources or opinions at all?
after being quite successful with the ND and then low carbing i decided to do a home OGTT.
The results turned out promising, Fasting was 4.2 and at the 2hr point 6.8
Im still low carbing and did not do the 3 days of 150g of carbs beforehand so i know the results will be slightly higher than if i was not low carbing.
This all looks quite good however i was taking 30min readings and the reading at the 1hr mark was 12. This got me worried but after doing some research i cant find any consistent info on if this mattered. Most of the NHS guides just say its the 2hr number being under 7 that counts.
I know as a general rule that your blood numbers under normal day to day life would never go above 11 however the OGTT is not normal life and many of the reports i have read suggest not using it.
Does anyone have any other more informed sources or opinions at all?