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Morning everyone. So I’m back over 24 hours after wearing the CGM. The first 24 hours were lower than what previous finger pricks had shown whereas next 24 hours avg seems to be closer to the 5-5.5mmol range that finger pricks show. I’m still getting used to the app but here’s what happened...

Great thank you! I’ll report back tomorrow evening then :)

So I’ve gone and got myself a CGM at least for the next two weeks to better understand my blood sugar levels and spikes caused by food. Ive only had it on for about 5 hours and so far my level is at 5.3mmol on avg. whats interesting though is that after dinner my sugar levels dropped to...

i love the support and kindness of everyone on this forum. It’s so refreshing especially with what is or could become a very daunting condition. I actually had a blood test yesterday and specifically requested hba1c and to my surprise the results are back this morning. Currently at 32mmol...

Thanks Kenny! I’ve actually learned something new here that not all foods will spike the same so that’s definitely something for me to take into consideration on this journey of learning about healthier food choices.

Hi Jo, You’re not saying too much at all, this is actually very very helpful! I haven’t had any support from the GPs in the 4 years I’ve been diagnosed and coming to these forums is the only help I can really get. I’ll try and be brief with my reply: you’re right, confirming IR won’t deviate...

I didn’t. But have just responded to a few others to explain that I had an exceptionally high carb dinner.

Oh and just to add, the dinner was very carb-y so to me the spike is not out of range.

No. The GP always sways towards looking at my HBA1c despite me having some physical symptoms of IR (skin changes). And that’s usually because (a term I hate using) I don’t fit into textbook PCOS ie I don’t appear to be physically overweight so often my symptoms and experience is overlooked.

I definitely have one of the physical symptoms of IR which is the skin changes. The difficulty is I can’t go off plan because it may be aggravate my PCOS symptoms further and take away progress I’m making. The second hardest thing is getting the GP to agree to me having a fasting insulin test...

Thank you for this! I can tell you what I ate was a very unhealthy meal off plan (don’t judge :)). It was breaded chicken with lots of cheese, chips and cabbage mash. In other words it was very carb heavy despite of the chicken protein. So I guess that explains to big spike post dinner.

Thank you. I am south East Asian and my BMI is on the lower end of overweight but I use that as a guide as a I recognise it doesn’t take into consideration muscle weighing. My mmol on waking today is 5.8mmol. Is there a guide you can share of what the ideal ranges should be please? Every time I...

Hello everyone My post is more curious than anything. I’ve logged my blood sugar levels through the day today via finger pricking. I seem to be sitting at 5.6-5.7mmol. I have PCOS and I think I could be insulin resistant. I lift weights 3 times a week, eat high protein and moderate to low...