Still a bit confused, testing & levels

[Eoj]

Morning All,
so I’ve spent the last week testing my levels, so I do my fasting level .
Then I’ll do just before I eat , and two hours after I eat .
But I’ve read that, you(me) need to test one hour after food .
I know we are all different, but what levels should I be aiming for, I found the following but it’s from 2009

Fasting............................Under 6
One hour after meals......Under 8
Two hours after meals....Under 6.5

Once I’ve got some more figures, can I some feedback from more experienced folks ?
Thanks in advance
Joe

 

[Eddy Edson]

Morning All,
so I’ve spent the last week testing my levels, so I do my fasting level .
Then I’ll do just before I eat , and two hours after I eat .
But I’ve read that, you(me) need to test one hour after food .
I know we are all different, but what levels should I be aiming for, I found the following but it’s from 2009

Fasting............................Under 6
One hour after meals......Under 8
Two hours after meals....Under 6.5

Once I’ve got some more figures, can I some feedback from more experienced folks ?
Thanks in advance
Joe

I'd go with the targets suggested by Diabetes UK generally, down the bottom of the page in this link: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/guide-to-diabetes/managing-your-diabetes/testing

I'd also bear in mind that these are just general targets.

And also: what's actually most important clinically for a T2 generally is your average BG over the course of a day. How high you might briefly "spike" is generally not important, despite what you might see on the Internet - what's important is how much time you spend at elevated levels.

The reason why a 2 hour post-eating read is generaly recommended, eg in the Diabetes UK guidance linked above, is that it's a rough & ready indication of whether you are spending long periods with elevated BG. A one-hour reading is less meaningful - eg plenty of non-diabetics can briefly "spike" above 10 mmol/L an hour after eating, and it doesn't matter that they do; but not many will frequently be above 8.5 at the two hour mark.

 

[Leadinglights]

I think many people follow a general guide that no more than a 2-3mmol/l increase as a result of your meal and aiming at no more than 8.5 mmol/l post meal. This gives a more realistic target when your level may well be above 8.5mmol/l early on following diagnosis so to find what meals are suitable is more useful and then if those are in that range overall levels should gradually come down.