anyone (non diabetic) using a glucometer to monitor blood sugar effects?
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GaleHawkins wrote: »boards.sethroberts.net/index.php?topic=7511.0
This was a self study I found online that helped me to grasp the power of the meter. The bit about coconut oil impact on BG let me understand why my levels are much lower and hour after breakfast then FBG.
My coconut oil experiment has been pretty much a bust - no noticeable effect one way or the other.
I do take metformin before I hit the hay, so perhaps that's the reason mine's not higher to start with when I wake up...1 -
Thanks everyone! Been thinking about getting one and now I'm headed to Walmart to get one.0
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I think the value of coconut oil, etc may vary so much from person to person that about all one can do is a study on themselves. Having a blood meter is great to learn more details.3
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I would except I hate needles.
(I had to give myself shots for years for MS. I still really hate them. )0 -
GaleHawkins wrote: »I think the value of coconut oil, etc may vary so much from person to person that about all one can do is a study on themselves. Having a blood meter is great to learn more details.
So true, I've determined when use mct oil in my coffee I get very anxious and jittery. It has too much of a caffeine like effect on me. When I use a tablespoon of coconut oil it does not have the same effect at all on me.3 -
I have become fascinated with BG readings. I test at least five or six times a day, even on the alternate fasting days, especially after exercise.
I use an app called MySugr - collects a lot of data and even projects your A1C.
Maybe you could extend your fast later into the morning to see if the dawn effect is what's causing the higher morning reading? The test when I first get up is usually one of the higher readings of the day.1 -
OlSewNSew57 wrote: »I have become fascinated with BG readings. I test at least five or six times a day, even on the alternate fasting days, especially after exercise.
I use an app called MySugr - collects a lot of data and even projects your A1C.
I use MySugr, and pay for the premium so I can PDF it and take it in when I'm going to the doctor. I like that app.1