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<blockquote data-quote="Andydragon" data-source="post: 2367263" data-attributes="member: 521079"><p>well they may be waking up earlier in the morning, or eaten later, or had less/no food. Or you could have some dawn phenomenon. When I'm at work and I'm up earlier in the morning, intend to get high 4s to mid 5s, but if I try and lie in it sometimes raised higher. What I look forward is how I trend against my hba1c. I tend to think, if my hba1c is a certain level and my finger tests stay roughly stable then hopefully my hba1c is also stable. Have just had my annual review so can test that soon. I may well have a lower reading meter too but if I suddenly start to read over 7s on this meter, then I know something is not quite right... Hence sticking to same meter ideally</p><p></p><p>you can’t gauge against anyone else, your body is your body and how it workS is unique to you. Gauging success against others isn't going to tell you a significant amount for the reasons you say, meter differences etc but where things spike, of the trends change the posts can sometimes allow people to comment in concerns and offer advice or just put a "like" on there. Helps me keep momentum <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>It is valuable information you raise regarding how meters differ though. Even though I know accuracy can fluctuate, I do get dissapointed when it's high for no apparent reason</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andydragon, post: 2367263, member: 521079"] well they may be waking up earlier in the morning, or eaten later, or had less/no food. Or you could have some dawn phenomenon. When I'm at work and I'm up earlier in the morning, intend to get high 4s to mid 5s, but if I try and lie in it sometimes raised higher. What I look forward is how I trend against my hba1c. I tend to think, if my hba1c is a certain level and my finger tests stay roughly stable then hopefully my hba1c is also stable. Have just had my annual review so can test that soon. I may well have a lower reading meter too but if I suddenly start to read over 7s on this meter, then I know something is not quite right... Hence sticking to same meter ideally you can’t gauge against anyone else, your body is your body and how it workS is unique to you. Gauging success against others isn't going to tell you a significant amount for the reasons you say, meter differences etc but where things spike, of the trends change the posts can sometimes allow people to comment in concerns and offer advice or just put a "like" on there. Helps me keep momentum :) It is valuable information you raise regarding how meters differ though. Even though I know accuracy can fluctuate, I do get dissapointed when it's high for no apparent reason [/QUOTE]
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