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BLOOD GLUCOSE-Help please,

Foxie

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Type of diabetes
Treatment type
Tablets (oral)
Hi, can you please help me?

My morning readings are in general around 7 first thing in the morning, but this morning it's 8.9!
I'm still in shock.

Yesterday I ate what I would say was heathy and low carb, so I don't understand why there still not at 7?

Porridge sachet/skimmed milk (my normal breakfast)

Cod fillet and salad followed by natural yogurt with flax seeds.

Turkey cabbage and cauli.

I don't understand why 8.9 reading. I've been sitting at 7 for about 5 weeks now.

I eat to my meter on everything and have done so for a while now, so I'm very confused.

If you can provide any help I would really appreciate it.

Thank you.
 
Are you coming down with a cold or some other virus? This can increase your levels
 
Wish mine was that low I woke up to 14 this morning have a cold so that will affect it so you might be coming down with something
 
Hi Andrew,

No colds, actually feel good in myself.

Since the low carbs I'm feeling more in control and lost around 2 stone now. So I'm happy.

Just so very confused about it.

That's the last thing I want to see is my BS increase. Sometime back they were as high as 18.
So you can see my concern and I've worked to hard on this life changing journey to see this this morning.

I feel gutted at the moment. (
 
Did you re-test? We all get unexpected rogue readings. It could just have been a faulty strip or a contaminated finger.
 
Hi Robert,

I hope not.

But hopefully you will feel much better soon and get your levels back down again.
 
No I didn't bluetit, good thinking going to retest now but on a diff finger. Thank you!
 
8.1 now still not had breakfast and still considerately high but better then 8.9. But still I'm confused.
But thank you for that though.
 
i often find my reading first thing in the morning ranges differently by as much as 4
 
Foxie said:
No I didn't bluetit, good thinking going to retest now but on a diff finger. Thank you!
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What I find helps even out the errors is with my clean hands, Prick, wipe off the blood THEN test! I found that the first blood drop flushed out the site removing the contaminants from washing.
 
Thank Ally,

But concerned I are well so was expecting it to be the same for me as any other morning. But to see it at 8.9 first thing was a shock to me.

I wouldn't mind if it went up if I'd eaten bad or out drinking heavy but I wasn't. So I can't see why it's higher.

I'm a bit additive to the eat to my meter regime but glad it's come down a tab
 
Thanks Fergus.

Next time I test I will take that on board and try it.
 
Is it new tub of test strips ? Do you have a backup meter with diffrent strips to see if your strips are reading high .. So it's not you it's them ... BTW there is a lot of sugar in skimmed milk compared to full fat milk .(I think). And how lucky are you .. I cannot be in the same room as portage without my sugar level shooting through the roof .... Salivating now at the thought of porrage
 
Lol luckily porridge works for me.

Interestingly, yes they are a new tub of strip but unfortunately I don't have a back up.

That's maybe why it higher as nothing else has changed.

Feeling a little better.
 
Foxie said:
Lol luckily porridge works for me.

Interestingly, yes they are a new tub of strip but unfortunately I don't have a back up.

That's maybe why it higher as nothing else has changed.

Feeling a little better.
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Well if you feel well and nothing has changed diet wise .. Then I would say your strips could just be reading high .. I think you can get a free finger test at the chemist .. If you do that, you can estimate the difference of the two readings and then allow for this in your current batch of test strips. ( I had this same problem a few months back with my code free test strips .. My back up meter showed it was the strips not my blood !)
 
Foxie said:
Lol luckily porridge works for me.

Interestingly, yes they are a new tub of strip but unfortunately I don't have a back up.

That's maybe why it higher as nothing else has changed.

Feeling a little better.
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First thing I do with a new meter, is to contact the company, and ask for a backup meter They are usually happy to do so to get my "business".
 
Update......

6.4 two hours after lunch so hopefully I'm back on track! Yaaaay

Let's see what tomorrow mornings BS reading is.

Isn't it sad that life and food intake along with your meter go hand in hand.

I would really struggle if it wasn't for my meter.
 
Was it you stressing about a rouge reading ....! And that was keeping your reading high ?
 
Unsure but pleased it's down again
 
Glad to see my fasting BS is back to 7.1

Any ideas how I can get it to in the 6's?

Months ago I was at 18 then thought that's it I've got to do something about this.
Changed my whole life around and managed to get it at 7 and that's where it's stayed.

Would love it to be 6.

Any suggestions please?

Thank you.
 
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