The goal of a test plan is to keep your blood surgars in the normal
range as much as possible. I believe normal is defined as 70-110 (mg/
dl).

You should test just before you go to sleep. Then you should test when
you wake to find out what your fasting blood surgar is. If you went to
sleep high, and woke normal, that means that your body did a good job
of regulating your surgar while you slept. If you went to sleep normal
and woke up high, then perhaps you need to stop eating sooner at
night, or skip supper, or take your meds later.

You should test just before a meal, and then 2 hours after you STARTED
that meal. You should also keep a log of what you eat. Everyone has a
blood surgar spike after eating. In a "normal" person, the spike will
be finished about 2 hours after eating, so that is your goal. If your
blood surgar is still high 2 hours after eating, you either ate the
wrong thing, too much of something, or you need to increase whatever
meds you may be taking. But before you adjust your meds, try adjusting
what you eat. If you ate a whole potato and your blood surgar was
still high 2 hours after you started the meal, then next time try just
half a potato. Or put a fat (olive oil, butter, sour cream), on it to
make it take longer to digest. If you ate a whole slice of bread and
still have high blood surgar 2 hours after you started the meal, then
next time try putting some peanut butter on the bread, or only eat a
half slice of bread.
Andrew

--- In TypeTwo@yahoogroups.com, Kathyinlouisiana@a... wrote:
>
> Hi everyone ...it's me again!!!...Ok..I got my new meter(Accu-chek
> compact).....Can anyone tell me when a Type II should test?
> I think it's before breakfast,2 hours after lunch and at bedtime
> right?....Ok, my next question is....Does anyone know the ranges the
readings should be
> in?.....I know I should have been testing all along , but I am
ready now to
> get on track...thanks for your help!!!
> Kathy :o)