Glucose curve

Can I still do a curve if I forgot to test before eating/first shot? I checked it ten minutes after...DOH!

 

If you checked within 10 minutes of eating it should be okay to do the curve. Food usually takes about 20 minutes to start affecting the glucose levels.

 

Yep, that 10 minutes shouldn't make a huge amount of difference. The likelihood is that the food wouldn't have affected the blood glucose too much at that point...

Ongoingly though, you'd want to test prior to giving insulin, just so that you know it's safe to do so.

Eliz

 

Oh, cross-posted with Mary Ann! ...She's often faster than me, ha-ha!
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Yes but you gave important information I missed...always test BEFORE giving insulin!!

Thanks for adding this Elizabeth!

 

Thank you so much! I know that you are supposed to test before eating..it just slipped my mind! Thank you for your quick responses!