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Am new to the site and taking my blood sugar test.
I am on bipolar medication and have diabetes fasting tests, however not had one for some time. And given the current situation in the world, I thought I'd take my own bloods to check all OK.
Today is first day. Waking / fasted was 4.8
After a bowl of cereal, semi milk and a cuppa tea with 1 sugar.
2 hours reading 3.9
How often should I test?
I was expecting a rise. However reading a bit. A few things are making me wonder.
I had in my teens been passing out if I hadn't eaten. For instance if I had slept in late and not eaten breakfast and at lunchtime time.
Well it was something I had identified if I didn't eat at the point of the shakes and irritability. I would get buzzing in ears, vision disturbance (like and untuned TV) and passing out. This was something I managed, except in pregnancy when it would be more of a problem.
Anyway. I want to lose weight and address the sugar issues I have at the moment. I'm vegetarian which poses its own issues. Meat makes me feel sick so it's not an ethical switch. I can eat fish if need be.
Should I speak to my gp in a few days if bloods are consistent in dropping? They have never done a test after eating. Just fasted.
Thanks for any insight you can offer
I am on bipolar medication and have diabetes fasting tests, however not had one for some time. And given the current situation in the world, I thought I'd take my own bloods to check all OK.
Today is first day. Waking / fasted was 4.8
After a bowl of cereal, semi milk and a cuppa tea with 1 sugar.
2 hours reading 3.9
How often should I test?
I was expecting a rise. However reading a bit. A few things are making me wonder.
I had in my teens been passing out if I hadn't eaten. For instance if I had slept in late and not eaten breakfast and at lunchtime time.
Well it was something I had identified if I didn't eat at the point of the shakes and irritability. I would get buzzing in ears, vision disturbance (like and untuned TV) and passing out. This was something I managed, except in pregnancy when it would be more of a problem.
Anyway. I want to lose weight and address the sugar issues I have at the moment. I'm vegetarian which poses its own issues. Meat makes me feel sick so it's not an ethical switch. I can eat fish if need be.
Should I speak to my gp in a few days if bloods are consistent in dropping? They have never done a test after eating. Just fasted.
Thanks for any insight you can offer