Hi thanks for that video I do not always make sure my hands are warm beforehand so I will try that. I didn't think the finger pricking would be that bad.
Hi I'm pricking around the sides of my fingers and change the lancet every time I test. I use the SD codefree monitor so buy the strips and lancets from Amazon.
I've been regularly testing blood sugar past 2 weeks but I'm finding the finger pricking test is making my fingers bruised and sore. I keep changing the setting on the SD codefree lacet pen but on low settings it doesn't draw blood higher it leaves pin pricks in my fingers. I was just wondering...
I've changed my breakfast past few days to weetabix blood sugar 2 hours after 7.1. Today 1 slice of granary bread with flora light blood sugar was 7.1 so I'm scrapping the bran flakes which I do like but my reading were still are 12.2. I'm also finding my fasting glucose is between 4.8 to 5.5...
Before my breakfast it was 4.8 so I'm going to have to change what I have for breakfast the bran flakes and milk seem to give me high glucose today 2 hours after my breakfast it was 8.2 I think it was lower than 12.2 from yesterday only a because I've been very busy this morning. I will just...
Hi I just did 3 hours after my breakfast and it's 5.7 so a good drop. I probably had a bigger bowl of cearel and more milk. I have downloaded a diabetes diary app so I can now log everything on it blood results meals to see for myself and show the nurse. I will need to keep an eye on portion...
Hi I have been pre-diabetic for years my recent 3 month glucose test confirmed I now have diabetes type 2. Suffered with chronic pancreaticis and have liver problems. My grandmother had type 2 diabetes in later life wasn't detected until she suffered with ulcers on feet and eventually went...