tiredgirl91
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I cannot find any info about this.
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When to test? 2 hours after a start OR after finishing the meal?
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Lamont D
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As your prediabetic, it is recommended that you test around your meals. Pre meal and two hours after first bite.
The reason behind this is to find the foods that spike you consistently high. Your BG levels should not be over two mmols higher than your pre meal reading, otherwise, there is something in that meal, that is prolonging your high spike.
Keeping a food diary alongside is recommended as well, with your readings and portions of each food, exercise, meds. Or anything else relevant.
tiredgirl91
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So, after first bite. That was exactly the information that I was looking for. Thank you!
tiredgirl91
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Yes exactly. Two hours after first bite. Sorry if I sounded unclear, English is not my mother tongue
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Doing it 2hrs post first bite means it stays consistent and that is when your body is kicked off into eating and digesting mode. Using a 2hrs post the end of a meal is vastly more variable and hard to compare.
Lamont D
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And I failed English language in school, and I was brought up in the U.K. And my only language!Yes exactly. Two hours after first bite. Sorry if I sounded unclear, English is not my mother tongue
