It is alleged that Alan S claimed:

> http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com/20...-two-hour.html
[...]
> And that's why I add those one-hour post-prandial
> (after-eating) tests - they help me directly. They are the
> "dynamic" numbers that showed the direct effect of the food
> I ate and the exercise I did. I call them one-hour, but the
> real term should be "peak" or maximum "spike"; mine is
> one-hour but you'll have to find your own.

Every medically-trained person (my doctor, two diabetes-specialist
dieticians and a diabetes specialist nurse) I've spoken to have said
"two hours" because, according to them, that is just past the peak.
Granted, that probably means when the average person peaks and not
everyone.

> Think about it logically. Why would a spike of 10(180)
> affect you any differently if it occurred at 30, 60, 90 or
> 120 minutes? It's duration would be a factor - but
> post-prandial timing of the actual peak should be
> irrelevant. It still got to that peak, no matter when it
> occurred.

And, to be honest, I'd have to be clock-watching to do anything
different from what I'm doing now, because I'm usually engrossed in
something after dinner, be it working because I goofed off during the
day, doing something online, watching something on the tube, or
spending time with friends or family.

I'm trying to live with diabetes, with the emphasis on "live". My
"static" numbers, as you're calling them, are good and my doctor said
that my 3-month A1C confirms that I'm under good control. That is good
enough for me, I'm not looking to complicate my management any more
than necessary if I don't have to, and exact timing of testing is an
added, and for me, unnecessary, complication.

In addition to diabetes, I'm also dealing with an old back injury that
never fully healed because of arthritis. Fortunately(?) part of what's
good for one is also good for the other: Exercise.

I appreciate the intent of the advice you're giving. I'm just not
going to follow it at this time.

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