Thanks to Todd's excellent idea, I received yesterday my free home blood glucose monitor.  I suppose I could go back through all of the BG posts from the last several days, but could someone -- preferably Todd himself -- please summarize what I'm going to be looking for?

1) I have to determine when to take the readings.  I have 10 opportunities, as that's how many strips I received for free and am not planning on buying any.  Should I do one fasting in the morning and then one two hours after lunch or diner?

2) What are the chances that the numbers I get on my small unit will be close to my actual BG values?  Do I remember, Todd, that you added 10 points to your readings?

Any advice on a strategy for this would be much appreciated.

Jim Swayze
www.fireholecanyon.com