Yeah. My guns, knives and other gear addictions are known, but the extent of each is probably uncertain to her. But wearing a monitor would generate a whole new class of questions - and ridicule. Maybe I should look at it on the positive side - I will provide her with more fodder or stories for group settings.
I've thought of this and I've not ruled it out. How does the finger-prick system work through the night, other than waking up to administer the test?
It doesn't! You'd have to wake up and test (which would mean finger pricking and checking levels).
Doesn't, but I only needed to see it a couple times. My glucose levels started rising about 3:00AM, right when I'd usually start tossing and turning. Since I cut back on the carbs, glucose levels don't get so high and I sleep better.
Glycemic index is interesting... it's decent general info, but doesn't always apply well to all. Some foods have a relatively low glycemic index and make my sugar levels spike a lot more than their GI would suggest they should. Some have a high GI and don't impact my levels all that much. There's a lot of inter-person variability and that makes the measure decent as a general rule of thumb, but definitely not equally applicable to all.
That's what I thought. I'm guessing that approach would be cheaper, which would be my argument to my wife when she decided to sleep in another room.
It sounds like we are on the same page. I'd love to learn more, even if it just confirms that I'm doing the right things. It would be nice to know what some of my cheat days/foods do to me. But I would probably cover my eyes when I drink beer - I love it too much (or I used to - back when I could still taste). Fingers crossed the price goes down - assuming my PCP is on board.
I was at 5.8 a couple of years ago when I didn't really watch my diet much. Cut the carbs by quite a bit and added more good fruits, and got back to doing 100-120 miles a week on my road bicycle, and my A1C was 5.3 when I did bloodwork about a month ago.
