after meal testing: last bite of main meal or desert?
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From: nobody on 22 Aug 2008 15:41 I've read that the meal "starts" with the 1st bite BUT haven't seen anything about the time AFTER the "meal". Does the time af testing after the meal start after the "main meal" or after the desert and/or after the coffee or tea after the desert? My reason for asking is that I was watching the Olympics & my dese was about 1/2 hour after the "meal" so that my after meal testing could be 1/2 hour too soon. Noticed 1 time that my desert ended about 1 hour after the "main meal". I probably should wait 2 hrs after the main meal & not be so picky???
From: Susan on 22 Aug 2008 16:20 x-no-archive: yes nobody wrote: > I've read that the meal "starts" with the 1st bite BUT haven't seen > anything about the time AFTER the "meal". > > Does the time af testing after the meal start after the "main meal" > or after the desert and/or after the coffee or tea after the desert? > > My reason for asking is that I was watching the Olympics & my dese > was about 1/2 hour after the "meal" so that my after meal testing > could be 1/2 hour too soon. Noticed 1 time that my desert ended > about 1 hour after the "main meal". > > I probably should wait 2 hrs after the main meal & not be so picky??? You should test your bg one hour after your first bite of the meal and again at two hours. If you wait two hours and skip the one hour, you'll miss the peak and won't know if you're in control or not. Susan
From: Julie Bove on 22 Aug 2008 18:36 "nobody" <annonymous(a)none.com> wrote in message news:Za6dnVpr3-viizLVnZ2dnUVZ_o_inZ2d(a)comcast.com... > I've read that the meal "starts" with the 1st bite BUT haven't seen > anything about the time AFTER the "meal". > > Does the time af testing after the meal start after the "main meal" > or after the desert and/or after the coffee or tea after the desert? > > My reason for asking is that I was watching the Olympics & my dese > was about 1/2 hour after the "meal" so that my after meal testing > could be 1/2 hour too soon. Noticed 1 time that my desert ended > about 1 hour after the "main meal". > > I probably should wait 2 hrs after the main meal & not be so picky??? I test prior to eating and then 2 hours after the last bite. I never eat dessert.
From: Alan S on 22 Aug 2008 18:52 On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:41:51 -0500, nobody <annonymous(a)none.com> wrote: >I've read that the meal "starts" with the 1st bite BUT haven't seen >anything about the time AFTER the "meal". > >Does the time af testing after the meal start after the "main meal" >or after the desert and/or after the coffee or tea after the desert? > >My reason for asking is that I was watching the Olympics & my dese >was about 1/2 hour after the "meal" so that my after meal testing >could be 1/2 hour too soon. Noticed 1 time that my desert ended >about 1 hour after the "main meal". > >I probably should wait 2 hrs after the main meal & not be so picky??? When you start the clock is irrelevant, what matters is the peak time after you eat. That is slightly different for all of us, and can also vary for different times of day and different meal components. However, if you test several times after meals for a few days you will discover when your most consistent peak occurs. Personally, I start the timer from my last bite, but you can start it at the time that you find easiest to remember. To find your peak, test at 30-minute intervals; eg 30, 60, 90, 120 minutes after a meal. Very quickly you will find when your peak is most consistent and you can concentrate on that time and drop the others. Read this, it may help: http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/2006/11/when-to-test-one-hour-or-two-hour.html Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia. -- d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter. http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/alan_s/ http://loraltravel.blogspot.com (On Indian Roads)
From: Susan on 22 Aug 2008 20:24
x-no-archive: yes Alan S wrote: > To find your peak, test at 30-minute intervals; eg 30, 60, > 90, 120 minutes after a meal. Very quickly you will find > when your peak is most consistent and you can concentrate on > that time and drop the others. So here's the problem with testing beginning 30 minutes *after* a meal; you may've already peaked and come down some. Many meals take 30 minutes to an hour to complete. Metabolism begins the moment food touches the tongue, and waiting til 30 minutes after the meal becomes unwise. Most of us find we peak between 45-60 minutes after that first bite. Susan |