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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 2294822" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>You haven't said if your readings are taken before, or after food?</p><p>That can make a huge difference.</p><p>Also, you have no way of knowing how high, or how long your readings are raised after food, if you just do a single reading around a meal. Ideally you need to text before eating, and then 2 hours after, which will give you a better idea.</p><p></p><p>Also, if you have Dawn Phenomenon that pushes your reading up to over 8 on a regular basis, then it is possible you are seeing 8+ for the majority of the hours between 4am and lunchtime. Sad but true. Only more frequent testing will shed any light on that.</p><p></p><p>Some of us find that skipping breakfast works like a charm for weight loss and bg control.</p><p>Others of us find that unless we eat breakfast, our bg stays high all morning, giving higher overall readings than if we had a low carb breakfast which makes bg levels steady off or even drop lower.</p><p></p><p>IF you want to restrict your usage to 4 strips a day, then I suggest that you switch to testing a single meal 4x, then the next day, test another meal 4x.</p><p>For instance, test just before lunch, then every 30 minutes until your bg returns to the same level it was before lunch. That will give a better idea of your peak, and how long you have raised bg.</p><p>Regarding your fasting level, I would take a test at bedtime, then when you wake up, then every 30-60 mins all morning. Do this on a day you eat breakfast, and then repeat on a day you don't eat breakfast. Then repeat on other days, until you are sure you have spotted any trends.</p><p></p><p>You can do all the above on a limited number of strips. You would just test more one day then less the next. But ideally, a libre sensor, or a large number of cheap strips (Tee2 or Codefree, or similar) would mean you got the info much more quickly...</p><p></p><p>And don't worry - once you have worked out what is happening, you won't be obliged to test so rigorously forever! This would just be a week or two of intense testing so that you get a feel for what your body is doing with the food you eat. Once you understand that, you can adjust food, and adjust testing frequency, to levels that work for you in the long term.</p><p></p><p>Hope that helps!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 2294822, member: 41816"] You haven't said if your readings are taken before, or after food? That can make a huge difference. Also, you have no way of knowing how high, or how long your readings are raised after food, if you just do a single reading around a meal. Ideally you need to text before eating, and then 2 hours after, which will give you a better idea. Also, if you have Dawn Phenomenon that pushes your reading up to over 8 on a regular basis, then it is possible you are seeing 8+ for the majority of the hours between 4am and lunchtime. Sad but true. Only more frequent testing will shed any light on that. Some of us find that skipping breakfast works like a charm for weight loss and bg control. Others of us find that unless we eat breakfast, our bg stays high all morning, giving higher overall readings than if we had a low carb breakfast which makes bg levels steady off or even drop lower. IF you want to restrict your usage to 4 strips a day, then I suggest that you switch to testing a single meal 4x, then the next day, test another meal 4x. For instance, test just before lunch, then every 30 minutes until your bg returns to the same level it was before lunch. That will give a better idea of your peak, and how long you have raised bg. Regarding your fasting level, I would take a test at bedtime, then when you wake up, then every 30-60 mins all morning. Do this on a day you eat breakfast, and then repeat on a day you don't eat breakfast. Then repeat on other days, until you are sure you have spotted any trends. You can do all the above on a limited number of strips. You would just test more one day then less the next. But ideally, a libre sensor, or a large number of cheap strips (Tee2 or Codefree, or similar) would mean you got the info much more quickly... And don't worry - once you have worked out what is happening, you won't be obliged to test so rigorously forever! This would just be a week or two of intense testing so that you get a feel for what your body is doing with the food you eat. Once you understand that, you can adjust food, and adjust testing frequency, to levels that work for you in the long term. Hope that helps! [/QUOTE]
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