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Self testing
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Amigo
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- Type 2
The Nice guidelines suggest type 2's should aim for 7 or under fasting/before meals (but preferably not under 4) and
no more than 8.5 two hours after a meal.
Best to test before and 2 hrs after a meal to see how much that particular food affects you. If you get hikes in the before and after, re-think the carb content of the meal.
Good luck!
no more than 8.5 two hours after a meal.
Best to test before and 2 hrs after a meal to see how much that particular food affects you. If you get hikes in the before and after, re-think the carb content of the meal.
Good luck!
Northerner
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Hi Billy, have a read of Test,Review, Adjust by Alan S - it should help explain what you are looking for when you test, and how to use those valuable strips efficiently 🙂
Lynn Davies
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Hi Billy. You will most probably get numbers that are on the high side in the beginning while your BG settles down and you get used to running on lower levels of sugar.
If your post eating readings are significantly higher then you need to look at what carbs you had in the meal and cut them down.
Hope this helps.
If your post eating readings are significantly higher then you need to look at what carbs you had in the meal and cut them down.
Hope this helps.
trophywench
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It's unlikely to be dangerous down to about 3.5 (in which case even though you've no doubt been told to avoid sugar like the Plague - which is correct 99.9 times out of a hundred - in the 0.1 chance you get a low reading - have something small with sugar - eg a cup of tea with ONE teaspoon of sugar. It will soon come back up again.
However, when it's above 4, it depends how high above 4 it is - the higher it gets the more serious - but a normal meter reads up to about 33 anyway! - after that it just says 'HI'. You'll soon get the hang of it when you are using it consistently - and as long as you amend your diet - and ALL carbohydrates esp anything made with flour and things like spuds, quite a few fruits etc are high carb, and will increase our blood glucose - but you'll see that by testing before and after meals, which will show you what's happening with different choices of food.
Read the link Northerner gave you to 'Test Review Adjust' - it explains! - the 'Adjust' part is what you do when you don't like the test result!
However, when it's above 4, it depends how high above 4 it is - the higher it gets the more serious - but a normal meter reads up to about 33 anyway! - after that it just says 'HI'. You'll soon get the hang of it when you are using it consistently - and as long as you amend your diet - and ALL carbohydrates esp anything made with flour and things like spuds, quite a few fruits etc are high carb, and will increase our blood glucose - but you'll see that by testing before and after meals, which will show you what's happening with different choices of food.
Read the link Northerner gave you to 'Test Review Adjust' - it explains! - the 'Adjust' part is what you do when you don't like the test result!
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