Takeing BG. And carb intolerance

[Lilliepop]

Hi. When IS the best time to take BG one hour after or two hours after? I can't do both it's too expensive I have to by the accu-check lancets they are expensive.so have to choose one or the other. When I first started checking BG it was two hours, never heard of one hour is this something new?

Another thing I wanted to say is what do people think about carb intolerance? I think I have been carb intolerant for years. Carbs have always knocked me out but it took me a long time to realise it. Just fall asleep, when I was at work used to feel terrible after lunch, sandwiches ect that was over twenty years ago. I'm pre diabetic but am I? Or is it carb intolerance.

 

[volorg]

Hi Lilliepop, at the risk of sounding unhelpful, it depends! If I am feeling high sugar after an hour of eating I will test to check if a particular food has set me off. high carb makes me sleepy too. On a normal day I test after two hours. I have had to reduce my testing as my doc won't give me a regular supply of strips but I like to test my morning sugar to see how that is doing.

It also depends on the level of control you are going for. When I was pregnant I had to test after 1 hour to make sure my sugars were within the required range, but there is a much greater emphasis on tight control when pregnant.

If testing after two hours is working for you, I'd stick with it.

Hope that helps!