How many times do you check your glucose level?

[Chandradev]

Hi

How many times do you check your glucose level every day?

[Activity2004 Administrator]

I check 6-8 times a day depending on how I feel (hungry) and if the DEXCOM CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitoring) system is not working correctly at the time. I also test more when I'm under the weather.

[scp_123 in reply to Activity2004]

Is feeling hungry a symptom of alleviated blood sugar?

[Activity2004 Administrator in reply to scp_123]

Could be. What is your blood sugar?

[scp_123 in reply to Activity2004]

fbs flactuates between 104-140 and pp 120-160. I am controlling carbs, taking about 130gms a day

[Activity2004 Administrator in reply to scp_123]

Have you talked to your doctor about the blood sugars going up at your last appointment? If you had, what did he/she say?

[suramo Star]

Chandradev

Initially you have to check more frequently at least 5-6 times a day to know the diurnal bs levels. Fbs, prelunch, 1&2 hrpp, 5hr pp. Predinner and post dinner pp .

once you know the effect of diet on bs you can decrease the frequency of readings. Fbs, 1hr pp and predinner should suffice.

Also whenever you want to know the effect of a particular food on bs you can check at 1&2 hrpp.

Also if your fbs remain high you should check bs at 2 am ( midnight ).

[shahzam]

I also check sugar level 4-5 times Ina day.I also check in midnight and 3 or 4 o clock early in the morning ( sometimes).

[sbkoppikar]

For about a year I used to check my blood sugar 5 times a day as required by the diabetologist. But now I check it only once or twice a day once or twice a week.

[amarchopsy]

Dear friend good morning, For sugar - MIX 1 kg CHANNA(BROWN GRAM) flour to to 5 kg wheat Atta, eat 1 chapati for breakfast around 8 am and 2nd chapati at 11 am , also for dinner eat chapaty of the same atta, See the difference in 15 days, it works miracles.

[narasimhan2003]

Twice a day, once for FBS and once for PPBS, after twice a week, simultaneously with checking for BP. For years now.