bs readings

[kathy2363]

hi all,im a little new to this type 2!can any one tell me if i have done my test correct,my urine test was neg but 1 hour after food i did my bs moniter it reads 7.5 have i done it at the wrong time thanks kathy

 

[borofergie]

hi all,im a little new to this type 2!can any one tell me if i have done my test correct,my urine test was neg but 1 hour after food i did my bs moniter it reads 7.5 have i done it at the wrong time thanks kathy

7.5 mmol/l isn't too bad an hour after eating...

Urine stix don't show until your BG gets above 10 (or is 12?). Unless you've been specifically told to, I wouldn't bother with the urine ones.

 

[kathy2363]

hi borofergie,thanks for that! the sticks i was told to do them daily via diabetic clinc untill my next visit they are the ones that change colour...yellow green etc,again thanks

 

[Dougie22]

Hi Kathy. I think you'll find the general view here is that the most useful testing you can do initially is before eating, then two hous later. The aim is to be back at the before figure after the two hours. Depending on what you ate, there may well be a higher level after one hour. 7.5 after an hour seems pretty reasonable to me and it may well have dropped below 7.0 at the two hour stage which, for me anyway, would be good.

This post was a couple of days ago so hopefully you've found the newby information which tells you more about testing than I can.

Lastly, remember we're all different and what works for me may noot work for you.