So far, so good.
5 days of monitoring at least 3 x a day - average 111.3, high 136, low 92.
My spouse has been diabetic for years. Our doctor didn't give me any guidance, but told me to talk to her to figure out what to eat because her A1c is really good (from his perspective) in the 6-range. What he doesn't realize is that she spikes like crazy because she has no clue what a carb is. (She's on a relatively heavy dose of metformin that keeps her average in what is generally thought of as a medically acceptable range.)
But - I don't know how many times she has asked me how many carbs a piece of chicken has . . . and we went to the same catered meal yesterday. 2 hours post meal her BG was 242. Mine was 118. We both ate stuffed cabbage (including rice). She also ate potatoes, cooked carrots, and a heavily frosted pumpkin cupcake.
Anyway, she's laughing at me monitoring like crazy to figure out what I can eat to minimize the fluctuation.
I'm hoping (probably in vain) that talking about the choices I'm making will both educate her and influence her own choices.
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