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From: Alan S on 1 Aug 2008 23:30
On Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:29:28 -0400, louise
<louise(a)invalid.invalid> wrote:

>I so appreciate all the help and all the clarifications and
>tlc I've received from so many people on this NG. I want to
>thank you all very much.
>
>My question (maybe the last for a while:-),
>
>When you test 1 hour after a meal and then 2 hours after a
>meal. Does it mean 1 hour after you START your meal or
>after you FINISH your meal? And the same for the 2 hour
>reading of course.
>
>I've been doing it when I finish the meal but I want to make
>sure I'm doing it right.
>
>Thanks again so much to everyone.
>
>Louise

Do a little extra testing to discover when your peak is.
Your start point is irrelevant. Choose what suits you. I use
the end of the meal, because that's easy. I put down my fork
or spoon and click on my countdown timer on my watch, which
is pre-set to 55 minutes. Then I test when the timer goes
off. If that test is good, that's it. If not, I hit the
count-down again and test again at the two-hour point.

That's because I know my peak is at one hour after I finish.
That works for me, because the time taken to eat a meal can
vary.

If you do some extra testing at, say, 30 minute intervals
after a few meals you will find when your own personal peak
occurs most consistently. Note that timing and use it after
that.

I go into a bit more detail here:
http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/2006/11/when-to-test-one-hour-or-two-hour.html


Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
--
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
Blog http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com
DLife column http://tinyurl.com/5v74xr
http://loraltravel.blogspot.com (The Taj Mahal)
From: Alan S on 1 Aug 2008 23:31
On Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:22:20 +0100, Nicky
<ukc802466929(a)btconnect.com> wrote:

>
>>When you test 1 hour after a meal and then 2 hours after a
>>meal. Does it mean 1 hour after you START your meal or
>>after you FINISH your meal? And the same for the 2 hour
>>reading of course.
>
>Well, ideally, you'd be testing every 10-15 mins out from about the
>half hour point to find when your personal peak is for a given meal's
>fat:carb:protein profile, and then test at that point : ) But if
>you're not being that anal about it, go for an hour after starting to
>eat; food starts to be broken down in your mouth. Incidentally, my
>peak at dx was nearer 90 mins, but is now nearer 40, so it does change
>with time and gaining control. An hour is a good-enough measure for
>you to s

Anal? Who is anal?

Despite our departed friend's nick for me:-)


Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
--
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
Blog http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com
DLife column http://tinyurl.com/5v74xr
http://loraltravel.blogspot.com (The Taj Mahal)
From: Nicky on 2 Aug 2008 04:18
On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:31:19 +1000, Alan S
<loralgtweightandcarbs(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>Anal? Who is anal?
>
>Despite our departed friend's nick for me:-)

Heh - I'd forgotten that : ) Thanks for the reminder to enjoy the
silence...

Nicky.
T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid
D&E, 100ug thyroxine
Last A1c 5.4% BMI 25
From: Alan S on 2 Aug 2008 07:29
On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 09:18:53 +0100, Nicky
<ukc802466929(a)btconnect.com> wrote:

>On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:31:19 +1000, Alan S
><loralgtweightandcarbs(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>>Anal? Who is anal?
>>
>>Despite our departed friend's nick for me:-)
>
>Heh - I'd forgotten that : ) Thanks for the reminder to enjoy the
>silence...


If you do drop in, ignore "Making Changes". New nick, same
person.

Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia.
--
Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter.
Blog http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com
DLife column http://tinyurl.com/5v74xr
http://loraltravel.blogspot.com (The Taj Mahal)
From: Trinkwasser on 3 Aug 2008 09:30
On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 21:29:49 +1000, Alan S
<loralgtweightandcarbs(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 09:18:53 +0100, Nicky
><ukc802466929(a)btconnect.com> wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 02 Aug 2008 13:31:19 +1000, Alan S
>><loralgtweightandcarbs(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Anal? Who is anal?
>>>
>>>Despite our departed friend's nick for me:-)
>>
>>Heh - I'd forgotten that : ) Thanks for the reminder to enjoy the
>>silence...
>
>
>If you do drop in, ignore "Making Changes". New nick, same
>person.

but quieter (and he still hasn't made any . . .)
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