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10-25-2007, 07:40 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Fort Collins, CO
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| | | When to test fasting bgl
When is the best time to check your fasting BG levels? I get up about 5:00 a.m., shower, dress, go downstairs to put up some coffee, then test. I see that others keep their monitor close by their bed and check as soon as they wake up. Is one way better than the other? Does it make a difference?
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10-25-2007, 07:57 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
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| | | Good question...I'm like you, I usually get ready for work, then test. Interestingly, there is a difference if you test immediately upon waking vs waiting an hour or so while getting ready for work....usually the BS upon waking is a little higher. I assume either is okay as long as you've not eaten, drank anything or took any medicine.
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10-25-2007, 08:04 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Texas
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| | | I test when I wake up, usually 6:30 during the week and alot later on the weekend. I dont usually keep the meter beside the bed, it's in the living room. |
10-25-2007, 08:10 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rothesay, New Brunswick Canada, eh
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Originally Posted by lewsterr  When is the best time to check your fasting BG levels? I get up about 5:00 a.m., shower, dress, go downstairs to put up some coffee, then test. I see that others keep their monitor close by their bed and check as soon as they wake up. Is one way better than the other? Does it make a difference? |
Why don't you try each and tell us! 
People do find differences. I always test asap. |
10-25-2007, 08:24 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Oct 2006
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| | | My meter is right by the alarm clock I shut off at the foot of the bed anyhow. I figure I might as well find out if I should eat something immediately. |
10-25-2007, 08:29 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Fort Collins, CO
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Originally Posted by xMenace Why don't you try each and tell us!
People do find differences. I always test asap. | Ok, let me rephrase this....When do most people prefer to test?
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10-25-2007, 08:48 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: The Shire
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| | | Test as soon as I wake and again after 25 minutes or so. |
10-25-2007, 08:55 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rothesay, New Brunswick Canada, eh
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Originally Posted by lewsterr Ok, let me rephrase this....When do most people prefer to test? | I was actually being honest. It's something I recommend everyone do. Test when you wake up and test 1/2 hr later to see if there's a difference. Don't do this every day, just a few times to find out how you behave. |
10-25-2007, 09:12 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Do Dah, OZ, aka Kansas
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| | | Okay I admit it I'm bad! Lucky if I test within the first hour. Most of the time after a cup or two of coffee and wake up. |
10-25-2007, 09:38 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Douglasville, GA
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| | | I keep my meter here in the computer room. So, as long as it's been 8 hours fasting, I get up, go potty, then test and take my insulin and meds. It's basically a ritual with me. I do forget every so often though. Usually, I'm REALLY tired when that happens. I'll kind of wander around aimlessly, in a daze, for about an hour or so, then realize HEY! I need to test and take my meds! LOL
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10-25-2007, 09:55 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: B.C., Canada
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| | | 1. Coffee
2. Test while drinking coffee
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10-25-2007, 09:34 PM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Orlando, FL
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| | | If you test right when you wake, then an hour or so later (fasting) you can determine if you have DP.
I always test immediately when I wake up. I keep a low target and sometimes go a little low at night. I like to adjust right away if I'm low in the morning. If it's hard for me to wake up, then I'm usually low...
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10-25-2007, 10:43 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2003 Location: Seattle, WA
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| | I tend to get up... turn on the shower... make food (sometimes)... test/calibrate before eating... eat food (sometimes) in shower... finish shower... get ready for work... get to work... test BG as fasting/after meal... 
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10-25-2007, 11:15 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Hastings Melbourne Australia
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Originally Posted by Cyborg If you test right when you wake, then an hour or so later (fasting) you can determine if you have DP. | Yeah!!, That's what I should do as I have my meter in the kitchen but now that I have a new accu-chek performa I should have this beside my bed. So that Dawn Phenomena that I sure have got has it's days like this morning was 4mmol/l difference!!!  |
10-26-2007, 04:43 AM
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I am a: Type 1.5 | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: north wales, uk
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| | | i test after my visit to the loo.
i guess it all depends on whether you experience dawn phenomenon or not. my rise is only very small compared to some but i still prefer to test as early as possible. |
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