Average BS levels

[mo53]

Hello. Ive just looked at my monitor and my 7 day average is 6.7. My 14 day average is 6.7. I am type 2 on SR metformin. Do the averages sound OK? Thank you

 

[jack412]

it depends when you are taking the tests and if it represents a true average.
I find my before breakfast and before and after tea, is good for telling me how I'm going.
http://www.phlaunt.com/diabetes/14045524.php

 

[donnellysdogs]

Depends howany tests you do a day.

One a day means nothing. 8 a day means a better clue but it will invariably be different to what your hba1c comes in at... Machines are only a guideline and can vary a lot in their accuracy.

 

[andcol]

Hi @mo53 I second everything that has been said. To give you a comparison I tend to test at my 1 hour post-prandial to catch my peak (main meal only) and 2 fastings a week - My average is running at 6.3 So if that is pre and 2 hour post then that isnt too bad

 

[mo53]

Thanks for the rep lies. I think I have been testing for about 2- 3 weeks. I haven't got into a concrete routine yet. I usually don't do the first reading in the morning. I try to do the pre dinner, 1 hour and 2 hour after .

 

[Bluetit1802]

Hi Mo. Unless you take as many "befores" (including fasting and bedtimes as you do "afters", then your meter averages mean nothing. You have to record all your readings on a spread sheet or app and then average like with like. This means you can average all your fastings, all your before meals, all your 1hrs, 2hrs and so on.

 

[mo53]

Thanks Bluetit. Yes that sounds right.

 

[andcol]

actually what you really need to do is look at the integration of your glucose/time readings and then get the mean of that. It is important to know how long your are at x and y and not just you got a reading of x and y