Roberto said:Last test 2 hrs after my breakfast was 7.1, yesterday it was 6.9, Wednesday it was 7.2. All pretty close and I'm happy with that.
iHs said:Roberto said:Last test 2 hrs after my breakfast was 7.1, yesterday it was 6.9, Wednesday it was 7.2. All pretty close and I'm happy with that.
Roberto, I think you will find if you see a hospital consultant that they will tell you that you trying to control your bg levels too tightly and that by doing so, you will find that your hypo awareness starts to change and instead of picking up on the hypo feeling when your bg level falls to somewhere near 3.5mmol (or near that), you will only pick up on them when they fall to somewhere between 2mmol to 3mmol which is fine if you don't drive a car but not good if you do. Of course, driving with safety has now been covered by the DVLA making it a legal requirement to test before they drive but none the less, a low hba1c is of concern for many HCPs....
Roberto said:Ive been reading "think like a pancreas" in little parts this week. Will try get a proper read of it this weekend.
Roberto said:Hope everyone had a good weekend.
Feeling a lot more positive, have stuck to my testing pattern and BGs have been pretty much spot on. Only blotch was a mild hypo after the gym yesterday morning (3.7).
Thanks again for all the advice.
LittleWolf said:Has anyone else noticed what happens to your test sites in the bath? *in the bath*
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Muir said:LittleWolf said:Has anyone else noticed what happens to your test sites in the bath? *in the bath*
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Well I dont have problems with the tiny pricks (from the lancet! :lol: ), but theres always a little mark for a day or two.
One thing you can do right after testing is wipe the finger with an alcohol wipe or desinfect-gel. You'll always introduce a bit of contamination on penetration and this helps kill it as well as closing the hole.