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Inverary, ON

Often times if you read any of the advice for "how/what to eat" as a Type 2 you will see some reference to choosing "lower Glycemic Index" foods.

They have grouped foods into three GI ranges, Low, Medium and High and the suggestion always is to choose more from the Low, a few from the Medium and try to avoid the High range foods.

Each food is given a (number) to try and identify how much it will effect your blood sugar. The numbers go from 0 to 100 with low being 55 or less, medium 56-69 and over… read more

February 15, 2022
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A DiabetesTeam Member

GL and BSC - blood sugar concentration 24 hours are related. The average of this for three months gives the laboratory-measured blood test value of A1C. Now with many digital apps, this is done by the computer. The new model ConTourNext is in this category. In Canada this is available, it requires a slightly different strip for the pinprick method, most of which are all covered by SunLife insurance. The files auto-saved can be downloaded at the Doctor's office, either you can send them or Dr. can upload them from the ContourNext that you have with you. Hope this makes sense and is useful.🙂

February 15, 2022
A DiabetesTeam Member

Thank you for sharing👍🏾.

February 15, 2022
A DiabetesTeam Member

Very informative. Thank you

February 15, 2022

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