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Advice needed please

chris66

Well-Known Member
Messages
161
Location
Harlow Essex
Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Diet only
Hello again lovely people, after a bit of advice please, yesterday evening around 6 pm got home from shopping and was putting things away in freezer, for some reason i was sweating quite heavily didnt think much to it. later that evening about 10-11 p.m felt weak and especially stomache area decided to check blood was up at 12.1 (never knowen it that high since being diagnosed) this was about 4 hours after eating, i checked test strips and the expirey date is this comming Wednesday, i have another unopened tub of strips with same date, i still dont feel right and blood seems to be a touch eratic, lowest today 7.4 and just now 10.1 could the open tub of strips be contaminated so close to expirey date? should i bin unopened strips in case? im i concerned over nothing and may just be about to go down with a cold? have ordered some new strips in case coincidently due for delivery Wednesday lol. Many thanks in advance.
 
What had you eaten 4 hours previously?
Anything out of the ordinary?
What sort of levels do your bloods normally run at.
 
bulkbiker said:
What had you eaten 4 hours previously?
Anything out of the ordinary?
What sort of levels do your bloods normally run at.
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Had a chicken curry earlier, not unusual for friday tea, bloods usually fairly consistant between 6 and 7
 
There would be no harm in opening the new tub and trying a strip from there to compare,
 
JohnEGreen said:
There would be no harm in opening the new tub and trying a strip from there to compare,
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Just tried with strip from new tub, half hour after last test, 8.3 slightly lower but still higher than i would like
 
Yes, infection can make your blood sugar rise.

Also, I recently had lamb curry with no rice and I still saw my numbers raise more than I was expecting. I decided the curry sauce has more sugar than I realized. So that's also a possibility.
 
Auto E said:
Yes, infection can make your blood sugar rise.

Also, I recently had lamb curry with no rice and I still saw my numbers raise more than I was expecting. I decided the curry sauce has more sugar than I realized. So that's also a possibility.
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Thank you will wait and see if a cold does develop but will also reconsider my choice of Friday dinner
 
chris66 said:
Obviously will take that on board and appreciate your advice thank you.
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If you'd had a takeaway curry with plenty of fat this would delay the spike in your bgs btw.
Have more chicken or a nice veggie side dish rather than the rice or perhaps try cauli 'rice'! Good luck with future experiments
 
NicoleC1971 said:
If you'd had a takeaway curry with plenty of fat this would delay the spike in your bgs btw.
Have more chicken or a nice veggie side dish rather than the rice or perhaps try cauli 'rice'! Good luck with future experiments
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Thanks it wasnt a take away curry, it was a co op curry (other corner shops are available) i should know better with packet meals i know, i do have cauli rice which i use if im cooking, need to rethink diet but as mentioned earlier i feel more like a cold is comming out so that maybe partly responsible.
 
chris66 said:
The way im feeling i wouldnt rule out a cold, but didnt realise it could have an adverse effect on blood.
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Yep. I couldn’t contemplate curry let alone at tiny amount of rice. If it was from a restaurant it a jar there is always sugar in it ... sadly.
 
Flora123 said:
Yep. I couldn’t contemplate curry let alone at tiny amount of rice. If it was from a restaurant it a jar there is always sugar in it ... sadly.
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i should know better, correction i do know better, just lazy need to think more of possible consequences.
 
Was the rice already cooked?
Rice is notorious for carrying fungus and is responsible for a lot of food poisoning. I used to wash and scald rice before cooking, always kept it in sealed Kilner jars - I used to work for Allied Lyons and know the advice printed on the large bags of rice they sold. Back in the factory I was infamous for the number of large jam jars I requisitioned, with lids - but I spent days getting rid of all the things walking and flying around my bit of the pilot plant and used to go through samples of foodstuffs separating out the wildlife, both living and dismembered.
 
Yes it was cooked it was the sort you reheat in the microwave, another sign of laziness!
 
Yuck! But it's a natural product so to be expected. Had a friend who worked for Hartley's jam once. Stories put me right off.
 
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