How do I test ?

Barlovento wrote:
| Hi
| I have one blood glucose test meter
| an I want to know how will be the best way to use it , to see the
| response of my body to a certain quantity of food
|
| Thanks
| Gilbert

Ask you doctor to explain it to you. Did he/she tell you to check your BG
at any particular times? Are you T2?
--
Peter
website: http://users.thelink.net/marengo

Hi
I have one blood glucose test meter
an I want to know how will be the best way to use it , to see the
response of my body to a certain quantity of food

Thanks
Gilbert

Follow the meter's instructions. Test immediately before eating and then
one hour later.

"Barlovento" wrote in message
...
Hi
I have one blood glucose test meter
an I want to know how will be the best way to use it , to see the
response of my body to a certain quantity of food

Thanks
Gilbert

http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/risk.htm discusses how to test your
blood sugar and what to look for.

-- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes,
hba1c 5.2.
Cut the carbs to respond to my email address!

Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes,
strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at
http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/

Looking for help controlling your blood sugar?
Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/...0Diagnosed.htm



"Barlovento" wrote in message
...
Hi
I have one blood glucose test meter
an I want to know how will be the best way to use it , to see the
response of my body to a certain quantity of food

Thanks
Gilbert

HI
Thanks for the answers
Marengo: I don't have a Doctor,Last time that I went to one for the
heartburn that I had all the time, he wanted to start with inserting
all kind of probes on me, At the end the heartburns dissapeared
when I started lowcarbing.
Not even with dentist do I have luck: I have beeen twice because a
cracked toot, the first one worked on the wrong toot and at the end he
had to extract the one I was there for,
The second one "never saw" the crack and after a month that I stopped
going there the toot finaly splitted in half. When I called to make an
apointment to remove it, they told me that I had to wait a month!
when they checked the copayment plan that I had the dr. started a
call to a Lexus dealer....
and they still call me to remind me to make a new appointment!

Jenny : Thanks for the link , I am doing one test right now, I ate a
piece of chockolate the size of an egg ( empty)
Sugar level befo 73

I will post the results at the hour and 2 hours

Thanks
Gilbert


On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 11:33:48 -0500, "Jenny"
wrote:

http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/risk.htm discusses how to test your
blood sugar and what to look for.

-- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes,
hba1c 5.2.
Cut the carbs to respond to my email address!

Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes,
strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at
http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/

Looking for help controlling your blood sugar?
Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/...0Diagnosed.htm



"Barlovento" wrote in message
.. .
Hi
I have one blood glucose test meter
an I want to know how will be the best way to use it , to see the
response of my body to a certain quantity of food

Thanks
Gilbert

Will have to try again tommorrow:
results of tthe test after one hour: 73
is this possible?
On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 14:08:08 -0500, Barlovento
wrote:

HI
Thanks for the answers
Marengo: I don't have a Doctor,Last time that I went to one for the
heartburn that I had all the time, he wanted to start with inserting
all kind of probes on me, At the end the heartburns dissapeared
when I started lowcarbing.
Not even with dentist do I have luck: I have beeen twice because a
cracked toot, the first one worked on the wrong toot and at the end he
had to extract the one I was there for,
The second one "never saw" the crack and after a month that I stopped
going there the toot finaly splitted in half. When I called to make an
apointment to remove it, they told me that I had to wait a month!
when they checked the copayment plan that I had the dr. started a
call to a Lexus dealer....
and they still call me to remind me to make a new appointment!

Jenny : Thanks for the link , I am doing one test right now, I ate a
piece of chockolate the size of an egg ( empty)
Sugar level befo 73

I will post the results at the hour and 2 hours

Thanks
Gilbert


On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 11:33:48 -0500, "Jenny"
wrote:

http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/risk.htm discusses how to test your
blood sugar and what to look for.

-- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes,
hba1c 5.2.
Cut the carbs to respond to my email address!

Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes,
strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at
http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/

Looking for help controlling your blood sugar?
Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/...0Diagnosed.htm



"Barlovento" wrote in message
. ..
Hi
I have one blood glucose test meter
an I want to know how will be the best way to use it , to see the
response of my body to a certain quantity of food

Thanks
Gilbert

Be sure your meter is calibrated and the test strips are new.

"Barlovento" wrote in message
...
Will have to try again tommorrow:
results of tthe test after one hour: 73
is this possible?
On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 14:08:08 -0500, Barlovento
wrote:

HI
Thanks for the answers
Marengo: I don't have a Doctor,Last time that I went to one for the
heartburn that I had all the time, he wanted to start with inserting
all kind of probes on me, At the end the heartburns dissapeared
when I started lowcarbing.
Not even with dentist do I have luck: I have beeen twice because a
cracked toot, the first one worked on the wrong toot and at the end he
had to extract the one I was there for,
The second one "never saw" the crack and after a month that I stopped
going there the toot finaly splitted in half. When I called to make an
apointment to remove it, they told me that I had to wait a month!
when they checked the copayment plan that I had the dr. started a
call to a Lexus dealer....
and they still call me to remind me to make a new appointment!

Jenny : Thanks for the link , I am doing one test right now, I ate a
piece of chockolate the size of an egg ( empty)
Sugar level befo 73

I will post the results at the hour and 2 hours

Thanks
Gilbert


On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 11:33:48 -0500, "Jenny"
wrote:

http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/risk.htm discusses how to test
your
blood sugar and what to look for.

-- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2
diabetes,
hba1c 5.2.
Cut the carbs to respond to my email address!

Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes,
strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at
http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/

Looking for help controlling your blood sugar?
Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/...0Diagnosed.htm



"Barlovento" wrote in message
. ..
Hi
I have one blood glucose test meter
an I want to know how will be the best way to use it , to see the
response of my body to a certain quantity of food

Thanks
Gilbert

Gilbert,

Yes, the 73 is very possible. Particularly if your meter is "whole blood"
calibrated rather than "plasma calibrated." The Wal-Mart meter and some of
the CVS/Walgreen meters are "whole blood" calibrated.

If that is the case, your 73 is the same as a plasma mid 80s and hence
normal. If your blood sugar stays normal over the course of the test, that
is exactly what you would like to see.

-- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes,
hba1c 5.2.
Cut the carbs to respond to my email address!

Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes,
strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at
http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/

Looking for help controlling your blood sugar?
Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/...0Diagnosed.htm



"Barlovento" wrote in message
news
HI
Thanks for the answers
Marengo: I don't have a Doctor,Last time that I went to one for the
heartburn that I had all the time, he wanted to start with inserting
all kind of probes on me, At the end the heartburns dissapeared
when I started lowcarbing.
Not even with dentist do I have luck: I have beeen twice because a
cracked toot, the first one worked on the wrong toot and at the end he
had to extract the one I was there for,
The second one "never saw" the crack and after a month that I stopped
going there the toot finaly splitted in half. When I called to make an
apointment to remove it, they told me that I had to wait a month!
when they checked the copayment plan that I had the dr. started a
call to a Lexus dealer....
and they still call me to remind me to make a new appointment!

Jenny : Thanks for the link , I am doing one test right now, I ate a
piece of chockolate the size of an egg ( empty)
Sugar level befo 73

I will post the results at the hour and 2 hours

Thanks
Gilbert


On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 11:33:48 -0500, "Jenny"
wrote:

http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/risk.htm discusses how to test
your
blood sugar and what to look for.

-- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes,
hba1c 5.2.
Cut the carbs to respond to my email address!

Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes,
strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at
http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/

Looking for help controlling your blood sugar?
Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/...0Diagnosed.htm



"Barlovento" wrote in message
.. .
Hi
I have one blood glucose test meter
an I want to know how will be the best way to use it , to see the
response of my body to a certain quantity of food

Thanks
Gilbert

Thanks
The unit is a Walgreens Prestige IQ
And I just found out that the strips are may be expired ( 26 March 03)
I think I bought new strips once and used the old plastic tube, but I
am not sure.
then I inserted the strip ( 3rd test 2 hours after ) the first time it
showed 74 , just of curiosity I inserted the strip again after a few
minutes and jumped to 80, perplexed I inserted it again and went to 90
and the next one to 98, 101
Have to find and read the instructions, buy new strips and a bagel to
do the test tommorrow.
Thanks again
Gilbert

On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 15:03:33 -0500, "Jenny"
wrote:

Gilbert,

Yes, the 73 is very possible. Particularly if your meter is "whole blood"
calibrated rather than "plasma calibrated." The Wal-Mart meter and some of
the CVS/Walgreen meters are "whole blood" calibrated.

If that is the case, your 73 is the same as a plasma mid 80s and hence
normal. If your blood sugar stays normal over the course of the test, that
is exactly what you would like to see.

-- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes,
hba1c 5.2.
Cut the carbs to respond to my email address!

Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes,
strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at
http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/

Looking for help controlling your blood sugar?
Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/...0Diagnosed.htm



"Barlovento" wrote in message
news
HI
Thanks for the answers
Marengo: I don't have a Doctor,Last time that I went to one for the
heartburn that I had all the time, he wanted to start with inserting
all kind of probes on me, At the end the heartburns dissapeared
when I started lowcarbing.
Not even with dentist do I have luck: I have beeen twice because a
cracked toot, the first one worked on the wrong toot and at the end he
had to extract the one I was there for,
The second one "never saw" the crack and after a month that I stopped
going there the toot finaly splitted in half. When I called to make an
apointment to remove it, they told me that I had to wait a month!
when they checked the copayment plan that I had the dr. started a
call to a Lexus dealer....
and they still call me to remind me to make a new appointment!

Jenny : Thanks for the link , I am doing one test right now, I ate a
piece of chockolate the size of an egg ( empty)
Sugar level befo 73

I will post the results at the hour and 2 hours

Thanks
Gilbert


On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 11:33:48 -0500, "Jenny"
wrote:

http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/risk.htm discusses how to test
your
blood sugar and what to look for.

-- Jenny - Low Carbing for 4 years. At goal for weight. Type 2 diabetes,
hba1c 5.2.
Cut the carbs to respond to my email address!

Low carb facts and figures, my weight-loss photos, tips, recipes,
strategies for dealing with diabetes and more at
http://www.geocities.com/jenny_the_bean/

Looking for help controlling your blood sugar?
Visit http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org/...0Diagnosed.htm



"Barlovento" wrote in message
.. .
Hi
I have one blood glucose test meter
an I want to know how will be the best way to use it , to see the
response of my body to a certain quantity of food

Thanks
Gilbert

Barlovento wrote:

Will have to try again tommorrow:
results of tthe test after one hour: 73
is this possible?

Yes, it is very possible. I wouldn't rely on one test, but if you
continue to see low readings you are very luckily in the "normal"
category.