Do you test your blood sugar two hour...

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Do you test your blood sugar two hour...
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Sun, 08-19-2007 - 12:57am

Do you test your blood sugar two hours after eating?



  • Daily
  • Weekly
  • Once in a while
  • Never
  • My doctor didn't tell me to.
  • I have no idea why you would do this.


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Registered: 06-03-2002
Sun, 08-19-2007 - 6:47am

hey i had to put. I have no idea why you would do this. I check mine right befor i eat .

but do you need to check it after eat ?

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Sun, 08-19-2007 - 10:59am
If you take your glucose 2 hours after you eat a meal it shows what your glucose did with what you ate.

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Registered: 07-10-2003
Mon, 08-20-2007 - 1:08pm

I have to say I test 2 hours after or as close as i can oftener than weekly but not necessarily every day. I try but usually I am in bed before 2 hours after I eat(often nodding off) and i try after breakfast but that is not consistently within 2 hours.

I do try to do it daily, just i dont always manage the 2 hours after. I am more consistent testing before and after exercise, in part cuz if my BG number is under 100 then I find it a struggle to keep going for an hour.

auntydoxzz

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Registered: 03-29-2003
Mon, 08-20-2007 - 7:18pm

Actually, I test fairly often 2 hours after a meal.

2sweet02

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Mon, 08-20-2007 - 7:39pm
You ATE KFC and fried potatoes????

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Registered: 06-13-2007
Mon, 08-20-2007 - 8:11pm

I'm Ms. paronoid....I test 1hr after meals. I like to correct ASAP. But I'm pregnant so I have to right now.

Mattie

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Mon, 08-20-2007 - 10:06pm

That KFC was

2sweet02

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Mon, 08-20-2007 - 10:16pm
Did you check it two hours after?

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Registered: 03-29-2003
Tue, 08-21-2007 - 5:31pm

I tested exactly 2 hours after that meal, and just squeaked by as I have said.

2sweet02

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Tue, 08-21-2007 - 7:10pm

Well, since this is not an everyday thing, I won't yell.....