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My blood sugar dipped to a little low for me (4.3) I don’t think I’ve seen it below five more than twice. I ate some white chocolate and it’s barely moved 4.7 I’ve never seen this before and I’m a little worried. Usually when I eat, especially something sugary it will jump up to 7.5 ish and come...

I had a sandwich (ham and cheese) with a few crisps. Before eating my BG was 5.3, about 1/2 an hour after eating my heart rate suddenly sky rocketed to 160bpm and my blood glucose was 11.6 Has anyone else experienced this or have any explanation why it might have happened? Thanks in advance

I had a tube of smarties at 4.50pm. Measured my BG 1hr later and it was 7.5, 2hrs post prandial still 7.5 then it has started going up despite me not having eaten anything since, currently 8.2 and rising? Can anyone explain this to me? I’m worried it’s going to keep going up and up and I don’t...

Today I had a snack around 3.30pm, I then fell asleep at around 4pm. I woke up at 6:30pm and my blood sugar was 6.3. Then an hour later it was 7.6? I hadn’t eaten in 4 hours but as soon as I woke up my glucose levels started going up?! Is this normal? I can’t find any answers online and was...

I’m a 36 yr old male, very overweight 250lbs and inactive due to illness. I’ve been monitoring my fasting blood glucose levels for a while as I am concerned about the possibility of having type 2 diabetes. I’ve been getting readings of 6.0-7.3 for over a week now when previously they were around...

Does anyone else find that their blood sugar spikes highest after eating their first meal of the day? If so do you know why this is?

I’ve been monitoring my blood glucose levels and I’ve found myself skipping or delaying meals if my blood glucose isn’t within normal parameters. Is this the right thing to do? Say your normal bbq level is below 6 before eating but you get a reading of 7.4, can u eat anyway or should you wait...

I had my diabetes blood test and it came back within normal range but I am still feeling strange symptoms when I eat certain foods so I have continued to monitor my blood sugar levels. Today my fasting blood glucose level upon waking was 6.5. I ate two very small pancakes with a little bit of...

I’ve been having elevated FBG levels for over a month and they are continuing to rise. I recently had to fast for 3 days and my blood glucose never dropped below 5! Today my FBG was 6.3 and I’m struggling to understand. My doctor was reassured I don’t have diabetes because my HBA1C test came...

Hi everyone, I had been monitoring my blood sugar levels due to being symptomatic of possible type 2 or pre-diabetes. My doctor did an HBA1C blood test which came back at 32mmol. He said this was the gold standard for diagnosing diabetes. So, since my result came in below 42mmol does that mean I...

I had some routine blood tests done recently and my glucose put me in a pre diabetes ranges so they have ordered an HBA1c test for a diagnosis. I’ve been monitoring my blood sugar levels with the finger prick monitor, perhaps obsessively so! Today I woke up and my fasting glucose was 7.4! That’s...