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Just ordered one. Should arrive today.Did you say you have a meter? @chris5428 ?
@Liam1955 knows info about discounted meter and test strips if you havent obtained one yet.
Just ordered one. Should arrive today.Did you say you have a meter? @chris5428 ?
@Liam1955 knows info about discounted meter and test strips if you havent obtained one yet.
Hi @chris5428 and welcome to the forum from me too. Most people feel like that when we are first diagnosed, and don't usually get much advice. I can't blame GPs as I know they are underfunded and overstretched. The internet is great as we can now learn from other people in the same situation.I've just been diagnosed and I haven't got clue. Feel lost.
Just received my meter and did a test. 11.9 mmol/l. Is that ok as no one has told me what's good or bad?
I tested this morning as soon as I woke up and it was 9.6. After two hours it had risen to 18.0 mmol/l. Only had a cuppa and 30g of cereal. So cereal gone out the window lolHi Chris,
You need to be organised with your testing. The odd random tests don't mean very much.
Test immediately before you eat.
Test again 2 hours after first bite
Look at the rise from before to after
If the rise is more than 2mmol/l there are too many carbs in that meal
Try to keep the rise as flat as possible - no more than 1.5mmol/l if you can.
Keep a food diary including portion sizes
Record your levels alongside and over time look for patterns
This is called eating to your meter and enables you to see which foods and in what portion sizes your body reacts badly to.
You can also test first thing in the morning after you get up - before doing anything else such as showering or pottering about. This is your fasting blood glucose level (FBG). You can also test immediately before bed.
Good luck with the meter, and let us know how you are going on.
Thanks Tony. Hello to youJust wanted to say hello and welcome.............
Hello and welcome.
Tony
I tested this morning as soon as I woke up and it was 9.6. After two hours it had risen to 18.0 mmol/l. Only had a cuppa and 30g of cereal. So cereal gone out the window lol
Hi ChrisI've just been diagnosed and I haven't got clue. Feel lost.