Paired Testing

Paired testing is a structured approach to checking your blood glucose. It involves checking at specific times - such as before and after meals or exercising.

This gives you a pair of blood glucose results. By continually comparing the two results, you can see how things like food impact your blood glucose levels.

It’s one of the most powerful tools you have! Knowledge is power. Paired testing shows how your blood glucose responds to things like meals, activity, stress, and more.

Paired testing is about being curious and actively involved in managing your diabetes. By applying what you learn, you can make healthier choices.

• Food and drink - how does a certain food or alcohol affect your blood glucose?
• Exercise - how do certain activities affect you?
• Daily life - if you try to reduce stress, do you notice a difference?
• Think about simple steps you can take, such as changing serving sizes, having a walk after dinner etc.

Download and setup the mySugr* app.

Use the following features of the mySugr app to make paired testing as simple as possible:

• Data collection - In addition to blood glucose, mySugr allows you to record your exercise activity, as well as capture meal photos, free text descriptions of meals or exercises, and before- or after-meal test designations. In mySugr, click on your blood glucose result and select edit. This will allow you to use the free text meal or activity description to record the specific food(s) eaten during your paired test or your specific exercise and its duration. This will help make your paired test experience searchable in the future.
• Test reminders - While you are editing information in your blood glucose result, be sure to set test reminders for your paired test. Check with your healthcare provider about the best times to set reminders.
• Search function - Want to know how different foods or activities have impacted your blood glucose? Search your archive of paired testing experiences to revisit and remember how eating pepperoni pizza or going for a walk impacted your blood glucose.

If you prefer a paper tool, you can use the Accu-Chek Testing in Pairs tool to analyse meals, activity, stress and other events.

How it works

1. Start with a simple question and log your blood glucose results to see what is happening for you.
2. Each day, check your blood glucose before a meal or activity, and write the number in the 'Before' column. Check it again at a specific time after the meal or activity, and record the result in the 'After' column.
3. In the 'Change' column, note the difference in your blood glucose.
4. Talk to your Healthcare Professional about any questions you have as a result of using the tool; it can be a great basis for discussing your diabetes therapy.

• How long should I wait before checking post-meal blood glucose?
• What’s my target blood glucose after eating?
• How often should I do paired testing?
• How will my healthcare team use paired testing results?
• When can I review results with my healthcare team?

Download the Accu-Chek Testing in Pairs Tool

Download our brochure on Meaningful Monitoring to provide you with more guidance.