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New Time to Test Glucose Levels

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Medical Journalist Living with Diabetes and Author of Fitness and Photography for Fun, www.mendosa.com/fitnessblog

After earning a B.A. with honors from the University of California,...

David Mendosa

Monday, June 19, 2006
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If your blood glucose is under good control, it’s still better to check it after meals rather than before breakfast, as I wrote here recently. But new research presented at the American Diabetes Association's 66th Scientific Sessions that I just attended in Washington indicates that it might ma...
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    PaulP
    Thursday, June 22, 2006 at 10:38 AM
    A recommendation to test 74 minutes after beginning a meal instead of two hours could lead many to overcorrect high postprandial blood glucose readings. For me the way to control the 74 minutte glucose is to push dosing of rapid acting insulin to an hour or more before a meal. In such a situation hypoglycemia before eating becomes a real possiblity. Waiting to bolus at mealtime will almost invariably lead to blood glucose above 180 unless there is significant endogenous insulin. As a person with type 1 diabetes for almost 48 years endogenous insulin is not usually present.
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    Alice
    Monday, June 26, 2006 at 12:51 PM
    I thought the purpose of waiting 2 hours was to test when you should be back to normal? I admit, knowing your peak is important, especially if you've eaten more than usual, but that's not what I was told the 2 hour test was for.
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    Deb
    Saturday, July 01, 2006 at 01:34 PM
    What about those on Byetta? I have noticed that my 3-4 hour numbers are higher than my 2 hour numbers due to the delayed stomach emptying. Wouldn't when you peak also be dependent upon how much fat was in the meal? David's Response: Those are great questions, Deb. My guess is that you are absolutely right. But I don't know of any studies proving it yet.
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    John
    Saturday, July 01, 2006 at 09:41 PM
    When I test at mealtime, which I only do about once a week, I test immediatly before eating, then one hour after and two hours after. This gives me a good picture of what the meal has done to my glucose levels. Some of the results are very surprising!
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