After how many hours is considered fasting? how long should i wait to test after!


Question: After how many hours is considered fasting!? how long should i wait to test after i eat!?
im doing a little self testing cuz im anxious and i want to make sure my sugar levels dont get too high for my nervous system!. I was tested a few years ago and said i was close but did not have diabetes!. My question is, WHEN SHOULD I TEST!? and also include how long i should test for a banana comapred to meat or pasta if you can, cuz i think fruit digests quicker!. thanks, oh and what the highest my glucose level should read so i dont do damage to my nerves and such, thanksWww@Answer-Health@Com


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8 to 10 hours is considered FASTING!.

You should be testing BEFORE each meal, and then again TWO HOUR after each meal!.

If you are under control, the FASTING reading (first thing in the morning, before breakfast) should be low-normal, like 80-100!.

BEFORE lunch and dinner, your readings should be normasl, like 90-110!.

TWO HOURS AFTER eating, your readings should be high-normal, like 100-120!.

If your reading drop below 70, you are HYPOGLYCEMIC, and need to eat NOW!.
If you take insulin, you should take it about 10-15 minutes BEFORE each meal, unless your doctro tells you otherwise!. It take about 15 minutes for an insulin injection to be absorebed and start to work, but when you eat the blood sugar rises almost immediately!. So the timing of the injection cancels the "meal time spike" in blood sugar, keeping your readings close to normal!.

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Eight hours is typically considered fasting!. Most people test first thing in the morning before eating anything!. Your blood glucose level should be below 120!.

Wait 4 hour after eating before testing or right before a meal!. The reason why you wait is depending on what you eat your blood sugar may stay elevated (above 120)!. Typically your blood sugar should come back to normal in 2-3 hours but may take longer depending on what you eat!. Fruits burn slower than regular sugar!. Typically over 180 is considered high!.

Having given you this information, the only way you can be diagnosed for Type II Diabetes is through blood work!. Your glucose meter is a simple way to track your glucose level between doctor visits!. It is not an accurate way of diagnosing yourself!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

It is not what you eat whether it is a banana or meat!. For diabetes test minimum fasting time is 8 to 10 hours!. During fasting time you should not eat or drink except water!.

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