finger prick

How quickly after eating something would you expect to see an effect on a finger prick test? I’ve seen mentions of minutes on this forum. Also why is it recommended that you test 2 hours after a meal? Is this because it would be expected that your body should have dealt with the consumed carbs...

Has anyone else got this obsession as well? I have been diagnosed in last Dec and have managed my BG very well thanks to the meter. Last 2 a1c tests within normal range too. My fasting are close to 5 and postprandial peaks are average 7 and i am not doing much experiments with foods either. In...

Hi everyone, I had recently got freestyle libre monitor for my dad (Type 2 diabetic). He is on insulin injections once a day. As soon as he applied the sensor, his finger prick blood glucose level rose and remained high for a the full week he had the sensor attached to his arm. Even his...

I am Type 1 Insulin dependant. Finally returning to restaurants and pubs after Lockdown on the Eat out to Help Out scheme. Observing all Covid guidelines including using Hand Sanitiser on entry of the establishment. Once I have ordered my meal I do a test and work out the required amount of...

I thought of calling this Fake News, but I want to avoid any references to he-who-shall-not-be-named... And by way of a disclaimer, I don't want this too taken mega-seriously, but I'd settle for any newbies who read it and realise that unexpected BG readings do occur. Us old hands ( and fingers)...

so I ha e been testing my blood sugar after every meal (1, 2 and 3hrs) I just checked for the 2 hrs post meal and said 6.9, and I thought I’d that low or not for after a meal, so I did another test on different finger and it said 7.9. So then I checked 2 more times on different fingers and got...

Please join this interesting discussion... Is there a direct relationship between the fasting blood glucose levels with your HBA1C? For example, if a fasting blood glucose level reads between 5-6 mmols/l, does it also mean a lower HBA1C?

Hi diabetes forum :) I am very confused as to whether I have diabetes or not and was hoping to find some guidance here! I had a urine sample taken two days ago for a abdominal condition recently and it showed elevated sugar levels in my urine - the doctor then did a finger prick test and the...

quick query. Just finger pricked an hour ago, test was 9.9 (I had a huge bowl of mixed fruit earlier as a treat) so that was expected to be high. Tested before bed an hour later and it was down to 5.7 which I thought odd. So tested again on another finger. Result was 8.3 this time. Tested...