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When to test
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Martin.A
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The usual testing regime is:-
a) on waking, not literally but as soon as you can after getting up and without eating or drinking anything beforehand. This is a fasting test as you'll have gone several hours without food or drink on account of being asleep.
b) just before a meal and then again 2 hours later. The 2-hour reading should be less than 8.5 and no more than 3 higher than the pre-meal reading. If greater than 8.5 and/or more than 3 higher it suggests that there were more carbs in that meal than your body could cope with. This is how we sort out our diets.
The target range is to be between 4 and 7 fasting and pre-meal.
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