[mchyde]

Newly diagnosed with T2. What is the recommend schedule for testing bg levels. When and how often?

[dano]

Testing is pretty much up to the individual and what they are trying to accomplish. That being said, some people who are trying to control T2 with diet test before meal, 1 hour and 2 hours after the meal. Read the information provided, and the frequently asked questions, in the Blood Sugar 101 post and test often.

"When is the best time to test my blood sugar?

Because it is post-meal blood sugars that most greatly stress your beta cells, the best time to test your blood sugar is the time, after eating, when blood sugars are the highest. For most people this will be somewhere between 1 hour and 90 minutes after they begin to eat their meal.

Testing first thing in the morning is useful if you are trying to adjust an insulin dose, but it is very easy to have a near normal fasting blood sugar while running dangerously high post-meal numbers and if you only test in the morning you may be lulled into a false sense of security. Not only that, but without testing after meals, you will never learn what foods are raising your blood sugars to harmful levels."

[mchyde]

Thank you for the quick response. I will read the FAQ in Blood Sugar 101 and start testing after every meal and try and figure out how what I eat is affecting my blood sugar levels.

[dano]

Good Deal!

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