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How To Choose A Blood Glucose Meter?
Question: Hi, I have recently purchased a glucometer and have a few questions. Note: I am not diabetic but have a strong family history so the purpose of purchasing the glucometer was to make sure I am eating the right foods.
1) If I am testing a particular food, at what time intervals should I check my blood glucose before and after ingestion (I know that for an accurate test I should not ingest anything else with it)
2) how much of an increase in glucose is acceptable? For example if my baseline is 80 mg/dl and it increases to 100 mg/dl 30 mins after ingestion, does that indicate a high sugar/carb content?
3) to test the accuracy of a nutrition label: (a) which ingredients would have the greatest effect on blood sugar, and (b) is there a way to estimate the number of grams of carbohydrates to the increase in glucose in mg/dl? For example, if a nutrition label claims to have 10g of carbohydrates, what should the expected increase in glucose be? What would be a very high increase that indicates an inaccurate label?
You can assume that all parameters are within normal limits.
1) If I am testing a particular food, at what time intervals should I check my blood glucose before and after ingestion (I know that for an accurate test I should not ingest anything else with it)
2) how much of an increase in glucose is acceptable? For example if my baseline is 80 mg/dl and it increases to 100 mg/dl 30 mins after ingestion, does that indicate a high sugar/carb content?
3) to test the accuracy of a nutrition label: (a) which ingredients would have the greatest effect on blood sugar, and (b) is there a way to estimate the number of grams of carbohydrates to the increase in glucose in mg/dl? For example, if a nutrition label claims to have 10g of carbohydrates, what should the expected increase in glucose be? What would be a very high increase that indicates an inaccurate label?
You can assume that all parameters are within normal limits.
Brief Answer:
It is not good to try on yourself
Detailed Answer:
Dear friend greetings ... thanks for contacting us. first it is not wise to test all these things on your self. Glucose absorption and assimilation involves multiple factors . what you see in the label is tested in an ideal environment . even the sugar levels in glucometers are not accurate. moreover good we take the environment we live the mental status all matters . you need to meet your endocendocrinologist for suggestions . thanks for contacting us
It is not good to try on yourself
Detailed Answer:
Dear friend greetings ... thanks for contacting us. first it is not wise to test all these things on your self. Glucose absorption and assimilation involves multiple factors . what you see in the label is tested in an ideal environment . even the sugar levels in glucometers are not accurate. moreover good we take the environment we live the mental status all matters . you need to meet your endocendocrinologist for suggestions . thanks for contacting us
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