Want to check your 1str phase insulin response as well as sensitivity ,depletion and resistance IMO very easy here's how I do it
Go to the pharmacy and get 40 gm of pure glucose, now you will need five test strips. I created a graph to show you how mine looks you will note at the 30 min marker a 11.6 mmol/l spike(multiply by 18 ) to ge t209 mg/dl.
This is a very high spike yet all is good at the 1hr 1.5 hr and 2hr markers.
Since I have quite acceptable numbers at the 1 and 2 hour timings it suggest to me that my problem is 1st phase insulin release .
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad271/phraedus_IV/Diabetes/1STRESPONSE.png
Go to the pharmacy and get 40 gm of pure glucose, now you will need five test strips. I created a graph to show you how mine looks you will note at the 30 min marker a 11.6 mmol/l spike(multiply by 18 ) to ge t209 mg/dl.
This is a very high spike yet all is good at the 1hr 1.5 hr and 2hr markers.
Since I have quite acceptable numbers at the 1 and 2 hour timings it suggest to me that my problem is 1st phase insulin release .
http://i943.photobucket.com/albums/ad271/phraedus_IV/Diabetes/1STRESPONSE.png