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What was your fasting blood glucose? (with some chat)

ChrisT2 said:
6.6 today and heading for home. Leaving the well intentioned cakes, pastries, bread and potatoes etc well behind.
Trips like this just demonstrates to me how much diabetes, especially regarding food is misunderstood.
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I know what you mean with people saying meaningless things like "everything in moderation" as if to say we can eat high carb foods as long as "in moderation" whatever that means.
 
13/05 07:34hrs
8.5 finger prick
7.6 Dexcom

14/05 7:51hrs
5.6 finger prick
6.5 Dexcom Low BGs due to 21 mile walk yesterday which I sort of pushed myself and I was knackered the day after.

15/05 8:17hrs
9.2 finger prick
10.0 Dexcom High BGs due to a meal at JRC Global Buffet restaurant yesterday. I kept the post prandial BG under 10.0 by rationing the carbs and sticking mostly to meats and fish. However I think having 20g walnuts last night in addition to the 49g pork luncheon tongue (which I often have) may have tipped the balance.
 
6.8 this morning (7.0 on the Dexcom). Will be interesting to see if that means the calibrations I've done have helped the Dexcom to be a bit more accurate, or if that's just a co-incidence!

I wasn't expecting my readings to be great this morning given I'd treated myself to veggie pakora followed by fish & chips last night.
 
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Libre five point nine on waking.

I’ve just noticed on my nhs app that I need a medication review before any more insulin can be prescribed. Lucky I looked as it gives me a month to get an appointment.

It would have been nice if I’d have had a direct message about this but hey ho it’s the NHS, I’m learning to expect sub optimal service
 
The problem is which is accurate the finger prick test or the cgm test or are both inaccurate? I read somewhere that as long as there isn't more than a 20% difference between the two machines then it's ok. I've never calibrated my Dexcom as the vast majority of my readings are within the 20% of margin of error.
niblue said:
6.8 this morning (7.0 on the Dexcom). Will be interesting to see if that means the calibrations I've done have helped the Dexcom to be a bit more accurate, or if that's just a co-incidence!

I wasn't expecting my readings to be great this morning given I'd treated myself to veggie pakora followed by fish & chips last night.
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What we all have to realise that the NHS does things for their own convenience not their customers which of course are us.
OrsonKartt said:
Nearly forgot to post …

Libre five point nine on waking.

I’ve just noticed on my nhs app that I need a medication review before any more insulin can be prescribed. Lucky I looked as it gives me a month to get an appointment.

It would have been nice if I’d have had a direct message about this but hey ho it’s the NHS, I’m learning to expect sub optimal service
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CarbMaster said:
What we all have to realise that the NHS does things for their own convenience not their customers which of course are us.
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It’s a bit of a bitter lesson to learn but very true
 
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