I’m still very new to this. just got a tester 2 days ago. Our routine at home (pre-diagnosis) is to finish dinner, go for a walk, then have dessert. For two days I’ve just been skipping dessert and testing 2 hours after dining. It’s not fair to my wife, and i liked that routine. If we come back and have dessert as before does that move the 2-hours endpoint for the meal at which time I would test? Complicating matters is my next test is at bedtime which is about 2 hrs after dessert on a normal evening.
I’m sure I’ll get to work this out with my educator when i get one, but how do you measure these times for testing?
I could be wrong but I thought you were supposed start the clock with the first bite of food so your post-meal reading would be 2 hours after first bite.
Yeah - I would eat dinner and then do your walk and then test. Consider maybe your dessert, in moderation, as your bedtime snack? That’s what I do. The smaller the meals and more frequently spaced, the better results I get.
If your dinner is really low-carb then have your dessert right after dinner and then walk.
Your walk will most likely bring your pp readings down, so if you ever wanted to see how a heavy dinner affected you, you could skip the walk to determine your numbers.
It’s all trial and error - and you’ll learn what trends say about your diabetes.
Good luck!
You see my problem. I tried to get clarification but never got a call back. Voice mail goes to the Dr. I didn’t see in that office. So I was probably unclear and you are right. Now i’m just trying to be consistent. I bought some extra test strips out of pocket just so i could test when I have something out of the ordinary like a heavy exercise or a new food, or when I feel poorly.
So if you start with first bite do you have a time limit on the meal time? Eating slowly lowers my intake quantity. I don’t want to bolt my food all the time.
thanks.
I don’t know about there being a time limit. I would think you’d be okay even if eating slowly.
You might want to ask your doctor (assuming you can reach him/her) about increasing your prescription for test trips so that you can test more frequently. Well, maybe see what your insurance covers first.
Peak glucose is typically 70 minutes after starting to eat and that is when I test.
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I agree with you there. I only recently learned that the standard for post-meal testing is to start timing with the first bite, but it doesn’t quite make sense to me, as some people, after the first bite, as you say bolt the rest of the meal down, and others, as I do, like to stretch out the meal and eat in a relaxed way. Sometimes I’m not even done eating an hour later, when it’s suggested you test. It would seem that what matters is what time you take the last bite.
I agree! Dinner, walk, test, then dessert (no sugar added Cozy Shack Tapioca is my fav!) and test before bed. How long do your walks normally last? are we talking 10 minutes around the block or 30-45 stroll through the park?
Walking after dinner is a great habit!! One that my husband and I want to start too!!!