First day with my Glucometer.

[Liverbird1]

Good evening all, I hope you have all had a lovely day!

Well my glucometer came and wow I have learned something new! I am a complete wimp and it took me a good few hours to gain the courage to press
that little button of doom Who'd of thought it concidering I have many tattoos... I felt quite embarrased by myself as ofcourse when I FINALLY hit that little button of doom
It turned out great and I didnt pass out/die! Phew!!

So, I couldnt take my morning bloods as my meter didnt show up till around 3pm, so just before I tucked into my 30g porridge with blueberries and peanut butter I took my bloods (Now I hadnt eaten a thing since 10am) and it was 5.4mmol. 2 hours later it was 7.3. I am not 100% sure if this is good? If its good does this mean I can cope with that amount of porridge?

Thanks in advance.

Kris X

 

[jack412]

in a nutshell, yes
but when I test a new meal, I test before and at 1/2/3 hr, the amount of fats will alter the reading too, something can look good at 2 hr but bad at 3
this will help with your testing
http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/14045524.php

 

[Liverbird1]

in a nutshell, yes
but when I test a new meal, I test before and at 1/2/3 hr, the amount of fats will alter the reading too, something can look good at 2 hr but bad at 3
this will help with your testing
http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/14045524.php

Ok thanks Jack and ty also for the link, I will keep a closer eye on my meter

 

[Bluetit1802]

Well done on being so brave!

Good first reading after porridge. Well done.

In the morning, test as soon as you get out of bed after washing your hands (important to wash hands first) and before you start pottering about.

 

[Brunneria]

Hi, that's a good result on the porridge!

But I would test it another few times, to be sure (other factors like stress, tiredness and how much activity you are doing can affect a result). Always best to test a food several times. You will rarely get exactly the same result, but you will quickly spot good and bad food choices!

Also, depending on the portion size of blueberries and peanut better, they will have an effect.

Peanut butter has oils in it, which may slow digestion down a bit.
Maybe do a few tests without the pb and see if there is any difference...

Welcome to the art (and science) of BG testing.

 

[Liverbird1]

Hey all And thanks everyone! I woke at 8am and my fasting was 5.6mml so I just had my porridge again but without the pb, Will see what the meter says come 11am xx *fingers crossed*

 

[Liverbird1]

Blah Just tested again and I had a reading of 8.6mml

 

[Bluetit1802]

Blah Just tested again and I had a reading of 8.6mml

Its all trial and error! Smaller portions called for methinks!

 

[Daibell]

Hi and welcome. Those readings are good. Anything below around 8.5mmol after 2 hours is considered OK

 

[Liverbird1]

Yeah, I feel abit gutted, But I got to tell myself I am new to this and it is indeed all trial and error, Baby steps! I have to be honest I used the quick cook kind as I was far to hungry to wait... and I think I may of had a wee bit more than the 25g of porridge I had at teatime yesterday.. think it was more like 35g...Lol

 

[Bluetit1802]

Yeah, I feel abit gutted, But I got to tell myself I am new to this and it is indeed all trial and error, Baby steps! I have to be honest I used the quick cook kind as I was far to hungry to wait... and I think I may of had a wee bit more than the 25g of porridge I had at teatime yesterday.. think it was more like 35g...Lol

Why not be radical and try a completely different breakfast? Greek yogurt (full fat) with a few berries thrown in and maybe a sprinkling of seeds?

 

[Brunneria]

Yup.
Done that.

Lol.

In fact, I think I've made every mistake in the book.

Don't worry. You are playing a long game. Just keep going. Learn from the mistakes, and you will very quickly start getting things right without having to think about it.

 

[Liverbird1]

Why not be radical and try a completely different breakfast? Greek yogurt (full fat) with a few berries thrown in and maybe a sprinkling of seeds?

I am off into town later today ( I know I must be completely mad to do so as its THAT time of year where everyone is bumping into each other) as I havent had the chance to do a full shop, So I will vbe concentrating on low carb foods, i will most definately grab some greek yogurt and berries, I have quite alot of seeds in at the mo, I will try your suggestion for tomorrows breaky, Thanks blue xx

Tonight I am making a low carb Mousakka with salad, Its good my hubby has changed his eating habits to match my own. This time lastweek he would of been having a side of chips and salad to go with his main meal. I think Id kill him if I had to share the table with him eating chips... sorry rambling now lol as my mouth is watering now thinkin of chip sarnies........

 

[Liverbird1]

Hi and welcome. Those readings are good. Anything below around 8.5mmol after 2 hours is considered OK

Thanks for the welcome Dai I will get to grips of this diabetes malarky and all the numbers x x

 

[Brunneria]

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[Lynn1]

Hi and welcome. Those readings are good. Anything below around 8.5mmol after 2 hours is considered OK

Morning.

I have been aiming for (and getting) BG levels of 7.8 at 1 hour and 6.6 at 2 hours. Is 8.5mmol acceptable for diabetics? I am prediabetic. Confused.

 

[AndBreathe]

The levels below can be found on this link: http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes_care/blood-sugar-level-ranges.html . Many of us aim a bit lower than these ranges, but initially @Liverbird1 , have these as your starting point.

 

[Liverbird1]

Hey all <3, Okay so I made Mousakka over the weekend and also Cauliflower cheese too, as I am trying to introduce a lower carb approach way of eating for my children too.. but not 100% ofcourse.. would be impossible anyway! Kids and carbs... .. I am so pleased! Not only did my kids LOVE the "Non pasta lasagne" but so did my blood sugar! I had quite a large helping of this meal too and I found my bloods to be within range after the two hours.. I had leftover a few hours later and yeah.. I got a reading of 7.2. The cauliflower cheese really shocked me though as I made the cheese sauce tradionally with white flour... though I had ALOT less sauce than the rest of family.. My bloods were actually higher at 6.2 before meal than they were at 5.7 2 hours after I have some left over for tomorrow! I am still undeafted with the porridge ( I got 8.6 after eating porridge :'( ) and I will try again tomorrow morning but I will have less porridge more linseed.... still early days here, but I think I am starting to understand and learn xx

 

[Daphne917]

For convnience I have 2 tblspoons of instant hot oat cereal and 1 tblspn of oatmeal which I mix with whole milk and water (50/50) and m/wave for about 2 mins. I then add 1 dessertspn of linseed. I find that this keeps me going all morning and does not spike my BG! Appreciate that because we are all different what works for me might not for somebody else but it might be worth a try.

 

[Brunneria]

Adding ground almonds to porridge also reduces it's BG impact, and raises its 'satisfaction factor'.