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Testing at 1 hour

satkins

satkins

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I read a couple of threads that we should test before, then 1 hour and at 2 hours after a meal. I was told by my dietician to test at the 2 hour mark. Doing this my numbers were okay. Not always spectacular and a few times high. Yesterday I decided to check at the 1 hour mark and it was at a 10.4 up from 6.3 before. At the two hour mark it was 7.4 which is in my range (don't want it higher then 8).

So I did it again eating the exact same meal (you know for science). It was 2 strips of turkey bacon, 2 large eggs and 2 pieces of 12 grain bread. My readings before where 7.3 before then 10.8 @ 1 hour and 7.5 @ two hours.

I should probably cut the bread out or at least to only one slice or maybe a half slice. The real question is should I worry about this 10's number much? Or should I try to keep my before and afters as close together as possible?

Thanks.
 
The 2-hr number is important because it shows if you can recover from a meal within a reasonable amount of time.
The 1-hr reading is important because it shows what you're recovering from and how high your blood sugar spiked.

Many people test at 1-hr to learn how particular foods affect their blood sugar levels. Obviously, it's much easier to recover from a 8.0 mmol/l spike than it is to recover from a 15 mmol/l spike. That's the basic idea.

Worrying about your 1-hr reading is up to you. Many of us do which is why we restrict our carbohydrate intake. However, that's not necessary if you have little-to-no insulin resistance and can be back below 6mmol/l within 2 hours.
 
I discovered through testing at an hour and then every 15 minutes that I peak at around 75 to 90 minutes depending on the contents of the meal. If you are experimenting with foods you need to test certainly at an hour and 90 minutes to catch the peak, and at 2 hours to check recovery. If not recovered then every 15 mins until you have. This is only when experimenting and learning.
 
So it would seem I can recover (somewhat) at 2 hours. Now I just need to get the starting level below 6 and watch the carbs to keep it a little more steady. We'll see what it does tomorrow with less bread.
 
Sounds like a plan @satkins

There is a lot of trial and error (hopefully not too much error) to start with, but a well structured testing regime will help you immensely, and you will get to understand how your body processes different foods in no time.
 
As 12 grain bread can have over 20g of carbohydrate per slice can I suggest you try it with much less bread or maybe even non.
 
Hi Satkins,

I have the same problem if I eat carbs.
You may have Reactive hypoglycemia? I hope not but see that section of the forum and if applies to you.
best wishes
Derek

satkins said:
I read a couple of threads that we should test before, then 1 hour and at 2 hours after a meal. I was told by my dietician to test at the 2 hour mark. Doing this my numbers were okay. Not always spectacular and a few times high. Yesterday I decided to check at the 1 hour mark and it was at a 10.4 up from 6.3 before. At the two hour mark it was 7.4 which is in my range (don't want it higher then 8).

So I did it again eating the exact same meal (you know for science). It was 2 strips of turkey bacon, 2 large eggs and 2 pieces of 12 grain bread. My readings before where 7.3 before then 10.8 @ 1 hour and 7.5 @ two hours.

I should probably cut the bread out or at least to only one slice or maybe a half slice. The real question is should I worry about this 10's number much? Or should I try to keep my before and afters as close together as possible?

Thanks.
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