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. 2022 Apr 13;13(5):829–846. doi: 10.1007/s13300-022-01254-8

Table 1.

Structured glucose testing profiles used in the therapy of people with type 2 diabetes mellitus [10]

Day Breakfast Lunch Dinner Bedtime Description
Preprandial Postprandial Preprandial Postprandial Preprandial Postprandial
Staggered profile
 Monday X X Pre- and postprandial BG measurements for 1 meal per day or overnight (e.g. for characterization of occurring glucose values and patterns)
 Tuesday X X
 Wednesday X X
 Thursday X
 Friday X
 Saturday
 Sunday
Day Breakfast Lunch Dinner Bedtime Description
Preprandial Postprandial Preprandial Postprandial Preprandial Postprandial
7-point profile
 Monday X X X X X X X Pre- and postprandial BG measurements for 3 meals per day and bedtime BG on, for example, 3 consecutive days (e.g. for accurate assessment of the glucose profile)
 Tuesday X X X X X X X
 Wednesday X X X X X X X
 Thursday
 Friday
 Saturday
 Sunday
Day Breakfast Lunch Dinner Bedtime Description
Preprandial Postprandial Preprandial Postprandial Preprandial Postprandial
Paired testing
 Monday X X Pre- and postprandial BG measurements for the same meal (breakfast, lunch, or dinner) on 7 consecutive days (e.g. for evaluation of postprandial glucose excursions or overnight)
 Tuesday X X
 Wednesday X X
 Thursday X X
 Friday X X
 Saturday X X
 Sunday X X
Day Breakfast Lunch Dinner Bedtime Description
Preprandial Postprandial Preprandial Postprandial Preprandial Postprandial
Modified staggered profile
 Monday X X X X Pre- and postprandial BG measurements for 1 meal on 2 days or overnight
 Tuesday X X X
 Wednesday
 Thursday
 Friday
 Saturday
 Sunday

BG Blood glucose