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What to do when I get a reading that is too high

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Guineveretoo

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
No-one has told me what to do with the readings I get on the monitoring machine I have recently been given but, just now, I wasn't feeling well. My heart was racing and I felt wobbly and tired. So I decided to check my blood glucose levels to see if it was related to that.

It is showing 16.5.

The internet says to phone 111 if that happens, so I have done that. Waiting for them to phone me back.

No idea if this is normal/expected.

When the GP was handing over the machine recently, he tested, just to show me how to use it, and it came out at 18.5. So maybe I shouldn't be surprised that it is showing as high now.

I often feel ill, as I am right now, and have never quite worked out why. And neither has the NHS. Could be heart, could be iron deficiency, could be kidney.

Now I am thinking - could be diabetes. Since no-one has ever told me the symptoms of high blood sugar.
 
I did start by phoning the doctor, but I don't think I have a diabetic nurse. I can only make appointments to see a doctor weeks in advance or at 8 in the morning. So, before it had finished with all the lengthy messages, I cancelled and dialled 111 instead, as recommended by the NHS website.

Not sure what is meant by "showing signs of low". I don't know what signs I am showing.
 
I will eat some peanuts, because I have those to hand.

A nurse phoned from the 111 service. She is not particularly worried - was questioning why I am using a monitor at all - but the computer told her that I should see a doctor within the next 6 hours, so she has suggested that I phone my GP practice or go to the GP Hub.
 
“showing signs of low” means that when your blood sugars drop , because your blood sugars are running high, you make get all jittery and feeling off, that’s because your body is used to your blood sugars being high. When you feel jittery and off, maybe check to see what your blood sugars are reading.
 
Guineveretoo said:
No-one has told me what to do with the readings I get on the monitoring machine I have recently been given
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Hi @Guineveretoo - have a look at this link below, it explains a little bit about carbs but more importantly it explains how & when to test, the numbers you aiming for

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Thread 'Basic information for Newly Diagnosed Diabetics'

Diabetes is the general term to describe people who have blood that is sweeter than normal. A number of different types of diabetes exist.

A diagnosis of diabetes tends to be a big shock for most of us. It’s far from the end of the world though and on this forum you’ll find well over 190,000 people who are demonstrating this.

On the forum we have found that with the number of new people being diagnosed with diabetes each day, sometimes the NHS is not being able to give all the advice it would perhaps like to deliver - particularly with regards to people with type 2 diabetes...
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Guineveretoo said:
I did start by phoning the doctor, but I don't think I have a diabetic nurse. I can only make appointments to see a doctor weeks in advance or at 8 in the morning. So, before it had finished with all the lengthy messages, I cancelled and dialled 111 instead, as recommended by the NHS website.

Not sure what is meant by "showing signs of low". I don't know what signs I am showing.
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signs of low dizzy head ache shaking confused low meaning low blood sugar
 
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