8.2 bloods after fasting for 15 hours !! [emoji15]

Fluffyfred

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I was diagnosed in Dec 17 as pre diabetic. Since that time i have been eating low carb and very quickly got my blood regulated and felt lighter and better.
Today however I done a random blood test @ 11:00 and it read 8.2!
I haven’t eaten since yesterday at 19:00 pm.
Can anyone shine a light as to why it would be so high?
 
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EllieM

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Possibly the dawn effect? Your liver wakes up in the morning and pumps out sugar so that you're ready to go out and chase down an antelope or whatever....
 

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Couple of things spring to mind.
It's a one off, did you test again to confirm nothing was wrong with the first test? This can go a bit... what if the second test is well different from the first... n=2 is nearly as bad as n=1 when they are different.... which can lead to a third test... I've been there a number of times.
Did you wash your hands and dry them on a clean towel?
How have your morning readings been in general? This question relates to morning liver dumps, your liver may have decided that things were getting a bit low and decided to add a shot of Glu to the blood stream.
Hope this helps.
 
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Fluffyfred

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I just find it so strange because it’s been so good the last few months.
 

Fluffyfred

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5.4 now, which is an hour later. Does this make sense? was it just a blip?
 
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rab5

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Maybe a blip. Sometimes the meters can throw a curve ball. Keeps you on your toes. Good luck. You will win
 

briped

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5.4 now, which is an hour later. Does this make sense? was it just a blip?
It makes sense to me. Some weeks ago I got a reading of 16.something. Within one minute I checked again and it was back to normal, but I was as surprised as you are.
 

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Rogue readings. They sure keep us on our toes!
 
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rab5

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lets go for both.... lets be greedy
 

bulkbiker

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Sounds very much like a rogue test.. we all have them.. I have seen a few 8's and 9's probably due to food on the fingers..
Retest and its in the 5's..