The responses provided by the Educators are based on their personal experiences and expertise as practicing diabetes health care professionals, and are not to be considered diabetes management advice from LifeScan. Remember that the information provided by this site is for general background purposes and is not intended to be used in connection with, or as a substitute for, medical diagnosis or treatment by a trained professional. You should always consult your own physician about any healthcare questions you may have, especially before trying a new medication, diet, fitness program, or approach to health care issues. These equations give very close conversions, but you will see a slight but insignificant variation when you reverse the formula. Timing and frequency of exercise are the most important parts of achieving improved glucose control in Type 2 diabetes.
Blood sugar rises after a meal.
I recommend doing this after each meal as much as possible. A fourth ten-minute walk about an hour before bedtime is a great finish to the exercise plan. The answer to your question is those values are referring to ranges for home blood glucose monitoring. When you set target ranges for blood glucose with your physician or diabetes educator, the values are based on home blood glucose monitoring. Some meters are calibrated for whole blood and some for plasma.