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<blockquote data-quote="TheTartanPimpernel" data-source="post: 106391" data-attributes="member: 14656"><p><strong>This thread is a split from ,' Please Explain something for me ' in 'Ask the Experts'.</strong></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I only ever tested twice a day; before breakfast and before my evening meal. </p><p></p><p>I managed my HBa1cs to between 5 and 6 by removing all biscuits and sweets/puddings and by adopting portion control which, by its nature, reduced the volume of carbohydrate I consume.</p><p></p><p>My view is that you do not have to eat to the meter. However, it is also my view that you have to record all of your test results and do some sort of analysis on the accumulating data. Its no use whatsoever simply testing and noting the results - unless the data are recorded its pretty meaningless. I used a simple spreadsheet and graphed actual readings for the two data streams, the daily average, a couple of moving average (to provide a 'smoothed' view of what was being recorded) and linear trend. My target was to get between the tramlines I set at 4.5 and 5.5. </p><p></p><p>Having made the range 5-6 I am reasonably happy and do not feel that my food intake is much restricted - its now probably where it should have been years ago. My GP thinks I have room for relaxation but having acquired better habits I prefer to stick with what I am doing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TheTartanPimpernel, post: 106391, member: 14656"] [b]This thread is a split from ,' Please Explain something for me ' in 'Ask the Experts'.[/b] I only ever tested twice a day; before breakfast and before my evening meal. I managed my HBa1cs to between 5 and 6 by removing all biscuits and sweets/puddings and by adopting portion control which, by its nature, reduced the volume of carbohydrate I consume. My view is that you do not have to eat to the meter. However, it is also my view that you have to record all of your test results and do some sort of analysis on the accumulating data. Its no use whatsoever simply testing and noting the results - unless the data are recorded its pretty meaningless. I used a simple spreadsheet and graphed actual readings for the two data streams, the daily average, a couple of moving average (to provide a 'smoothed' view of what was being recorded) and linear trend. My target was to get between the tramlines I set at 4.5 and 5.5. Having made the range 5-6 I am reasonably happy and do not feel that my food intake is much restricted - its now probably where it should have been years ago. My GP thinks I have room for relaxation but having acquired better habits I prefer to stick with what I am doing. [/QUOTE]
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