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<blockquote data-quote="TriciaWs" data-source="post: 2380679" data-attributes="member: 475901"><p>I am another one who bought my own meter and test sticks. I don't see how you can balance carbs and blood sugar without it. The 3 month test at the diabetic clinic is an average so can't show if you are having spikes after certain foods. And spikes matter.</p><p></p><p>I started testing first thing (fasting) then before plus 2 hours after every meal.</p><p>We all react differently, eg I can eat a few raspberries but not the same carbs in strawberries. I discovered my blood sugar went down fast on 100g a day but I needed to get below 85g to fix the morning fasting test (dawn phenomenon) and that I couldn't have more than 30g in one meal.</p><p>Others can eat a little more, many need to go lower.</p><p></p><p>Now I test once a week, unless I am eating a new food that I haven't tested before.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TriciaWs, post: 2380679, member: 475901"] I am another one who bought my own meter and test sticks. I don't see how you can balance carbs and blood sugar without it. The 3 month test at the diabetic clinic is an average so can't show if you are having spikes after certain foods. And spikes matter. I started testing first thing (fasting) then before plus 2 hours after every meal. We all react differently, eg I can eat a few raspberries but not the same carbs in strawberries. I discovered my blood sugar went down fast on 100g a day but I needed to get below 85g to fix the morning fasting test (dawn phenomenon) and that I couldn't have more than 30g in one meal. Others can eat a little more, many need to go lower. Now I test once a week, unless I am eating a new food that I haven't tested before. [/QUOTE]
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