Right so diagnosed 2 and a half months ago -type 2! No medication hbac1 54, been low carbing lost loads of weight 15kg ! Haven’t been testing as don’t have a meter but after just going out for a meal and having breaded chicken and 3 onion rings - more carbs than I’ve had in ages, I’ve did a finger prick on my mother’s machine out of curiousity- 7.2. This is approx 80 mins after eating didn’t have time to wait the two hours. So what’s the verdict on that?
Thanks
Hi Paulm80,
Without knowing what the pre-prandial reading would have been it's difficult to tell if 7.2 is good - but at least it isn't that bad.
As you probably know the key numbers are:
1. No more than an increase from pre-prandial of 2.0
2. For a post-prandial, a reading of no more than 7.8 to be safe.
Now depending upon the GI of the carbs (high GI spike BG earlier) , and whether you had some alcohol with the meal (alcohol slows car absorption by making liver work on removing the alcohol first), it may be a good idea to test at 1hr, at 2hrs or at 3hrs.
So you may well have missed the BG peak.
The verdict is that unless you live with your mum, you should get your own meter. It doesn't need to be expensive of high tech. Just able to do the separate tests and have cheaper Test Strips.
I use a Tee2+ from SpiritHealthcare, another cheap one is the SD Code Free (which is available on Amazon).