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Blood sugar

kms1985

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If you test blood sugar when you have cold hands does that make the result come back lower?
 
I dont' know if it effects the results, but it does effect getting them. If my hands are cold then the blood just will not come out, I normally end up running my hands under a warm tap for 5 minutes to try and warm my fingers up enough if I have been outside (even with gloves) then come in to test.
 

Same here! a vampire would need to warm me up to feed :¬)
 
I would also have to say no but do have trouble getting blood if they are cold.
 
Twice I've done it when I'm cold and had 3.6 and 3.8 but then when I warm up I'm 6-7
 
Twice I've done it when I'm cold and had 3.6 and 3.8 but then when I warm up I'm 6-7
A good technique is to swing your arms round like windmills for a few minutes this gets your blood moving :)
 
Also bear in mind that your bg results can be raised by becoming overheated. I find my bg is very sensitive to temperature changes
 
It must be sensitive to cold then if it is with overheating

I'm not sure if I expressed that correctly, when I say 'becoming overheated' I meant if you yourself get too hot eg by being in a hot room or too much sun etc. Hope that makes sense. Not sure if the same logic applied to someone feeling too cold though. I know my internal thermostat is broken anyway, as I never feel too cold! but I do overheat with the slightest change in room temperature.
 
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