Wow! Thank you all for your thoughts. I've heard Dr. Davis talk about the benefits of testing your blood sugar but I know Dr. Fung thinks that since insulin is the key, besides a low carb diet, he recommends moderate meat intake and fasting. Then Dr. Phinney talks about a low carb diet that doesn't necessary include lots of dietary fat until you've used up you "on board pantry" of stored fat. I guess I'm just trying to find my groove. It seems that aside from a low carb diet, it's up to us to decide which guru to follow or what applies to us. But I would be curious to find out if foods and amounts of foods are spiking my blood sugar. But if insulin can rise in the absence of a blood sugar spike, then it seems like it's maybe not as helpful as some would believe. I'm just confused and desperate to find what works for me. I do eat low carb and I fast 18:6...which is why the increased A1C freaked me out.