Recent Content by shantijoe

Well said! No dreamers here I’m sure though I’m an uninformed newbie, joe

Thanks for the feedback which I’ll follow joe

I did the 2nd test 1 hour after the 1st having drunk the pint of water. I hope that's clear? joe

I’m new to the forum so forgive me if my thread is a repetition: I tested myself this morning and got an unusually high reading (for me) of 8.6 mmol/L An hour later having drunk a pint of water the reading was down to 5.2 mmol/L There does seem to be advice to drink 2 litres of water per day...

Thanks, very helpful and encouraging, all the best, joe

Hiya, for fear of repeating myself: Getting readings from my monitor. Only 1in 3 attempts get a reading at all. I’m not sure I’m getting enough blood despite using the highest finger prick level. Hoping that explains better, joe

Hi Stephen, I’m now on my 2nd monitor which manages a reading 1 in 3 attempts so not trustworthy. It’s a Kinetic sponsored by St John Ambulance which is encouraging but the results are not. I have to use the highest level to produce enough blood but even then a 1- 3 ration is poor. I’m...

Thanks for your welcome. I’m on my 2nd blood glucose monitor and not getting far with it. I can only get it to read 1 in 3 attempts so don’t trust the readings it does provide. Any help, recommendations or advice very welcome! Thanks, joe

Hiya, joe here having just joined after a pre-diabetic blood glucose level. I've just started monitoring my own levels using a Kinetic monitor. My GP says I can't have another blood test for a year so I'm taking responsibility for my self as best I can, Stay well, joe