Blood sugar monitoring- if only done 2x day, what are the best times to test?
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I figure expert patient know more or as much as the doctors. I have asked my doc a few times, and never got a straight answer.
January 27th, 2010 at 7:40 am
breakfast and dinner
January 27th, 2010 at 7:42 am
type 1 probably more than 2x per day
type 2 controlled 2x per day is sufficient.
January 27th, 2010 at 8:53 am
I’m trying to put this with as much tact as possible.. testing twice is not anywhere near enough. Test more often- a five minute break in your time is worth having more readings during the day, and more control over your blood sugar.
January 27th, 2010 at 9:34 am
Keeping your blood glucose levels in a healthy range may require checking your blood glucose several times a day
Most people check their blood glucose level once a day, first thing in the morning. It’s a common time to check because it’s easy: You get up, check your blood glucose, take your medicines, and eat breakfast. Then you’re done with your diabetes for the day and don’t have to think about it anymore.
The problem with this routine is that it only tells you about your blood glucose pattern before breakfast. You don’t learn what is happening after meals or later in the day. To find meaningful patterns at other times of the day, you have to check at other times of day.
One option for finding more patterns is to check your blood glucose four times per day three days per week. Checking before breakfast, two hours after breakfast, before dinner, and two hours after dinner three times per week for a few weeks will help you identify your patterns throughout the day.
The best is make a chart and go for alternate times each day mentioned above
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January 27th, 2010 at 12:57 pm
Different times of the day to get a full reflection on your control. Eg: day 1 Before breakfast and 2 hrs after dinner. Day 2: 2hrs after breakfast and before dinner. Day 3: Before lunch and 2 hours after lunch. Day 4: Before bed and during night. Then start to repeat Day 1. I am due for a CGM (Continual Glucose Monitoring) over 3 days, just to give you a clue. The more times you test on different hours of the day, the better.
January 27th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
Batty’s thinking is same to mine.
Before breakfast and after dinner/before bedtime.
Before breakfast: to determine your blood glucose which usually is low after no food from the night. It also helps to signal need to consume food because morning blood glucose (BG) is usually low, and those taking regular (clear) insulin before breakfast needs to eat a breakfast as scheduled/
Before bedtime: similar to before breakfast. Some cases to prevent hypoglycia during night sleep.
BG < 70 mg/dL is considered hypoglycemia
BG <40 mg/dL can progress to unconciousness.