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Originally Posted by MikeMurphy
Hi Mary,
Here's another example of what a curve looks like. You test before breakfast and then every 2 hours for 12 hours, right up to dinner.
This is what many would consider to be an ideal curve...
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Keep in mind the shown curve is just one example. Curves aren't always the perfect "saucer shape" where the lowest number is at the mid-point.
My Annie's curve would CLIMB for a couple of hours after a meal and injection of Novolin-N. It would then level out, getting the HIGHEST number around the mid-point. After about 6 hours, her numbers would start to decrease (insulin finally working) and her numbers would be the lowest at, or just prior to the next meal / injection.
My thought is that a good curve would be testing about every 2-3 hours where the lowest reading is in the low-mid 100s, while the highest reading generally stays below the low-mid 200s. The actual shape of the curve can vary from situation to situation.
Craig