Self testing

In Response said:

Before considering when to test, I would ask "why am I testing"?
If you are wanting to record something in a book and track progress, you don't need to test very often - just regularly.
If you are wanting to learn the impact of something on your blood sugars to adjust your behaviour, then the generally advice is to test just before and two hours after,
This could be just before eating and 2 hours later to understand what impact the food you just ate had to decide whether to avoid it in the future. It could be testing before you do some exercise and when you have finished to see if there is any benefit in exercise on your blood sugars.

But, to me, there is little point in testing if you haven't considered why you are doing it.

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Bluetit1802 said:

That is a good plan, but use it alongside some sort of food diary and record your levels next to that meal. This will show you if your meal was suitable or not, then watch for trends. I used to put all parts of the meal down including any sauces/gravies, and counted the grams in the carbs in that meal. You can also test immediately after getting up before any activities, and before bed. Once you start to get the hang of things, you could also test between starting your meal and the 2 hour mark - at an hour or 90 minutes, and after the 2 hour mark to make sure you are on your way down and not up.

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