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Thanks for the reply. I have a stressful life in general, 5 year old twins and a special needs child as well. I am also a shift worker in a stressful position so my sleep and dietary intake are in constant flux. The only med I take is metformin. I am supposed to take 2 a day but with where...

Apologies if this isnt the right place to post all this but I didnt want to spread stuff everywhere: Since I joined I have dropped from about 230 pounds down to 212 pounds So I have been doing readings for a while now and have noted something that I cannot explain and am hoping for some...

Did another one last night and was 6.1.

That makes sense. I did my first post meal test last night at 2 hours and I was 5.9.

I found the one I have to do in 3 months and your right it's hemoglobin a1c.

Sorry I should have clarified on this but I am not 100% sure. It was not a fasting test. I just walked into the lab with a requestion form.

Interesting. Are there any good websites or articles that explain testing in more detail? The pharmacist also said test one per day but gave me the following times to chose from. Fasting 2 hours before break/lunch/dinner and 2 hours after So, I wake up (that's when Ive done my fasting) test...

Thanks for all the replies. So if I am reading right most of you are testing mutliples times a day? I was told once a day. I was going to do post meal tomorrow and see where I am at. Also I am confused by the r"ouge reading" reply. Are these meters not accurate?

Hi everyone. This forum kept coming up on my google searches so figured it must be a good place for info, I just wanted to see what people would say about my situation. I will try and keep it brief. In 2016 my blood sugar number was up (sadly I dont have the number) needless to say it was a...