When to test Glucose levels

Probably before eating and 2 hrs after eating. This tells you what foods you tolerate and what foods to avoid/reduce.

 

I also test as soon as I wake up in the morning. That gives you a 'fasting level' which is useful in seeing how well your medication/lifestyle changes etc. are working, generally.

 

I test prior to each meal and 2 hours after. Also sometimes a short while after exercise to see how it alters my sugars; when I get that edgy feeling to see if having a hypo.
I analyse all this data on the computer and in the last year my pre-meal (fasting) levels are 5.4mmol/L and post meal ~7.2mmol/L. I am only on 4iu morning and 6iu evening and consultant happy thus far.
(I was told that they like to aim for 4-7 pre meal and 4-11 post meal)

 

It will depend greatly on what you are eating, are you low carbing ?
I also found it took me a while to get my body in balance with regular insulin regime / food intake etc, but like previous comments, pre meal and post and after exercise, good luck!!


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My levels were much like that two weeks ago, but they have more than halved since starting to eat a low carb diet. I am still in a steep learning curve about it though, but I'm hoping to avoid going on insulin.

 

I test certain meals before I start, 1hr after, 2hrs after and if no sign of it coming back down, again at 2.5hrs. I also test mornings when I get up and just before I go to bed, although not every day.

I'm type 2, no meds.