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<blockquote data-quote="DCUKMod" data-source="post: 2294909" data-attributes="member: 345386"><p>[USER=113867]@jim1951[/USER] - I hope this doesn't sound harsh, as i certainly don't mean that to be the case, but I'll go on.</p><p></p><p>When we do a finger prick test, it is literally a reading a that moment of time. It doesn'ttell us what happened before or after, or how long the test result was valid for. So, if you tested after a meal, your blood glucose could still be rising, or it could stay raised for hours on end. I know for me, what I have eaten and when has a real impact.</p><p></p><p>For instance, in terms of the efficiency of blood glucose regulation, my body is at it's worst in the morning despite me definitely being a morning person, in all other regards. On that basis, I can have very different responses to the same eal, eaten at different times of the day, or evening. </p><p></p><p>In terms of specific foods; on eggs - whether scrambled, boiled, fried or omelette my blood glucose is fantastic - often being lower after eating than before.</p><p></p><p>On a very fatty meal, like delicious belly pork, or lamb chops, the rise I experience in my blood sugars is very low, and takes a while to happen, but it reverts to a good place eventually, and bearing in mind it didn't rise much anyway, that's fine.</p><p></p><p>In my experimental times, eating pasta was a real voyage of discovery! My bloods would rise; not stratospherically, but high for me, then stay there, or thereabouts for hours, and hours, and hours on end, followed by a higher than usual fasting blood glucose test.</p><p></p><p>So, snapshots are just that.</p><p></p><p>Additionally, my finger prick readings, and even my Libre continuous monitor reading predictions never, ever match the lab results. Six and a bit years in, I just accept that now.</p><p></p><p>These days I know provided my finger prick tests remain in my known ranges, my A1c will be OK. Of course, it's frustrating, but it is what it is. I have had to work out how to make the information available to me work for me.</p><p></p><p>You will note I haven't quoted any specific numbers in this post as my numbers are not relevant to anyone else. My body and your body will work differently, so you'll get to know your body over time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DCUKMod, post: 2294909, member: 345386"] [USER=113867]@jim1951[/USER] - I hope this doesn't sound harsh, as i certainly don't mean that to be the case, but I'll go on. When we do a finger prick test, it is literally a reading a that moment of time. It doesn'ttell us what happened before or after, or how long the test result was valid for. So, if you tested after a meal, your blood glucose could still be rising, or it could stay raised for hours on end. I know for me, what I have eaten and when has a real impact. For instance, in terms of the efficiency of blood glucose regulation, my body is at it's worst in the morning despite me definitely being a morning person, in all other regards. On that basis, I can have very different responses to the same eal, eaten at different times of the day, or evening. In terms of specific foods; on eggs - whether scrambled, boiled, fried or omelette my blood glucose is fantastic - often being lower after eating than before. On a very fatty meal, like delicious belly pork, or lamb chops, the rise I experience in my blood sugars is very low, and takes a while to happen, but it reverts to a good place eventually, and bearing in mind it didn't rise much anyway, that's fine. In my experimental times, eating pasta was a real voyage of discovery! My bloods would rise; not stratospherically, but high for me, then stay there, or thereabouts for hours, and hours, and hours on end, followed by a higher than usual fasting blood glucose test. So, snapshots are just that. Additionally, my finger prick readings, and even my Libre continuous monitor reading predictions never, ever match the lab results. Six and a bit years in, I just accept that now. These days I know provided my finger prick tests remain in my known ranges, my A1c will be OK. Of course, it's frustrating, but it is what it is. I have had to work out how to make the information available to me work for me. You will note I haven't quoted any specific numbers in this post as my numbers are not relevant to anyone else. My body and your body will work differently, so you'll get to know your body over time. [/QUOTE]
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