When is the best time to test?
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When is the best time to test?
| Tue, 11-13-2007 - 11:13am |
I am confused about when is the best time for me to check my sugar?
I get up at 3:30 AM to go to work so I usually test between then and 4 AM because I eat at 4 AM (4 days a week). I eat lunch (at work) about 10:30 AM and dinner between 5 & 6 PM. I don't allow myself to eat again until breakfast. Three days a week I test at about 7 AM when I get up. (I work 10 hour days/4 days a week)
I have noticed that my sugar count is up on the days I test later in the AM even though I follow my same routine.
Since I test once a day, when is the best time to test?

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Sue,
Hi and good morning! You are testing the very best time but you really need to test at least occassionaly two hours after eating to see how you are really doing. What you are seeing when you test later is the effects of insulin resistance and your liver getting busy making glucose for the day. About 4AM your body starts getting ready for a busy day and your liver goes wild converting fats into glucose. Your pancreas tries to make insulin to convert this glucose into energy but it can't keep up or you can't use the insulin that is made so your blood sugar rises. Exercise is the easiest way to break this down and I hope that you are able to get 30 minutes of exercise most days of the week but I am sure this hard on the days that you work 10 hours.
I hope this answers your question and please feel free to ask anytime.
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