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I’m back! Just tested one hour after dinner (brown basmati rice, pork, veg) got 4.8. This is extremely unusual for me as that’s pretty close to my fasting numbers. I’ve emailed the manufacturer re checking the meter (the strips are in date and only recently bought) - but am I just being silly...

In terms of just buying some test stuff, is that not possible? Just cannot be bothered to speak to someone and deal with that, would rather just click a few links and get it done

Agreed. I suppose some with diabetes would spike significantly higher than normal after a moderate amount of carbs, unlike a non diabetic who may hit 7.8. But after pizza, ice cream, breaded chicken dippers etc, non diabetics definitely go above 7.8. If they didn’t, how would anyone progress to...

I did something really bad earlier and for the first time since around 6 months of pregnancy smashed a large bag of Doritos (I thought I’d learned by now..) so when I then had orzo pasta for dinner I was expecting AT least a 6.5 It was 4.3 & 4.2 when I checked. Can’t recall if it was an hour or...

Oh no, I used a “bad” word again, sorry! It just comes so naturally Not used to these rules

The test strips are new and in date, I did three reads and got reads very close together at the same time. Not comparing with another reader, just comparing with some previous reads I had after similar meals. To be fair this morning my fasting read was spot on and exactly what it normally is...

I was given the meter by the hospital when I was pregnant so don’t have any documentation for it. Do you know if they’re often faulty or known to just start giving wrong readings? Potentially 3 or 4 mmol out?

I mean I could do that. But I figured this would be a good place to start as I’m fairly certain *someone* will be using it too..

And thank you in advance! How rude and demanding of me ;) (edited by mod for language)

We suspect I had gestational diabetes whilst pregnant so I’ve been keeping an eye on my bloods ever since due to a strong family history of type 2. I’m 10 weeks post birth and I’ve noticed my bloods have been quite a bit lower recently, but I wanted to check the meter is working correctly. I...

I suppose! My good friend has type 1 and I’ve lost count of the times I’ve been on a trip to hospital with her or had to remind her to check her bloods, she really does not care anymore as she has been dealing with it since age 9 - yet here I am going on about this, it does make me feel bad.

I just don’t understand it. I must be diabetic, because if I ate whatever I wanted whenever I wanted, there is no way I’d stay under 7.8! Does anyone!? If I ate all day long, my body wouldn’t be able to keep up. I find it hard to see how anybody’s would. Thanks! My worry though is that I only...

Well! As I’d been eating relatively low carb I think I shocked my system. I had a deep fried chicken burger, sweet potato fries, mac and cheese bites and ice cream... which ended up putting me at 8.3 for 2 hours! I was seriously concerned but I haven’t seen any numbers even close since, so I am...

You didn’t see the gestational part because... it wasn’t there!! I added it afterwards when I realised I had failed to mention that part and was unable to edit my actual post! Sorry! :( Thanks for the advice all. Going to stuff my face this evening and see what happens.

Sorry, I probably should have mentioned... I’m 37 weeks pregnant tomorrow! I guess it’s something to do with that as it’s normally done around 28 weeks. Ah, by diabetic diet I meant low carb and sugar... ISH! To be honest since I started eating this way I’ve been banging on about how much...

So long story short, in the UK unless you’re high risk for diabetes you don’t get tested. I wasn’t high risk but I am now as a sibling of mine has just been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes The docs have said it’s too late for the glucose test so they want me to monitor my bloods daily and...