> "DonnaB shallotpeel" wrote in message
> news:m9a6031cah2h8j93frh72ciqmk09d726jj@4ax.com...
> > The question wasn't whether to test at the beginning of the meal or not,
> > per
> > se. And, of course, not all of us use insulin, period, even though we
> > may be
> > paying attention to what our carb intake is.
>
> Well gee then I reckon my eyes are shot considering THAT is what the
> subject line is, therefore that is what I was answering.. guess IF it
> hadn't > been changed....

Well, I'm looking at the same subject line that you are & aware of the context from which it came, also, and, no, I don't see it asking whether to test at the beginning of the meal or not, per se.

> either way, this is what the AACE has to say about
> testing.
>
> The American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE)
> recommends the following general blood glucose testing goals
> for adults with type 1 and type 2 diabetes:
>
> Preprandial (fasting, or before a meal) - <110 mg/dl (6.1 mmol/l)
> >>>>> Two hours postprandial (after the start of a meal) - <140 mg/dl (7.8
> >>>>> mmol/l)
> A1c (three month blood glucose average) - 6.5% or lower

Thanks. This actually contains the phrase 'after the start of a meal' which *is* one of the things that I was wondering about & had asked about, no matter what the changed subject line says to different people.

Damn little subject lines, always whispering their little mischief, mutter, mutter, ...

-- DonnaB 06-07-06 Diagnosis T2 hbA1C 8.1, D&E & Metformin 500mg. ..................09-11-06 hbA1C 5.0 ..................12-20-06 hbA1C 5.2

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