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BS readings

5.2 this morning. I probably should have retested as I was expecting higher, but I decided to enjoy the pretty number.
 
Fasting 5.8
Post breakfast 4.9
Pre lunch 5.6 later than usual and could feel I'd gone low then dumped
Post lunch 5.4 average
 
Not the best day today. Got well and truly caught out at lunchtime. Absolutely nothing suitable on the menu. Ordered crispy duck salad in desperation. 3.5 hours later was reading 8.6.

Tested before dinner and back to 4.9, thank goodness.
 
daddys1 said:
Hi,
They have improved though, I've noticed you have had some low ones recently, they seem to be going in the right direction.
Neil
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Thanks Neil, I've been working really hard on getting the balance right with my diet and also the timing of my meals. It's good to see the hard work paying off... That said I have a lot still to learn but I will get there.
 
5.6 for me but had 8.3 2 hours post dinner that I got back to 7.7 soon after ... no idea why as I was 6.3 B4 dinner
 
Mike D said:
5.6 for me but had 8.3 2 hours post dinner that I got back to 7.7 soon after ... no idea why as I was 6.3 B4 dinner
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Hi Mike,
Did I see on one of your posts you've stopped the Metfomin? I'm the same HbA1c as you 41 but I told the Doc I would stay on until I had lost another stone. Has it made a difference.

Neil
 
Hi Neil

Yep, day 4 without them ..... just testing out whether I need them or not. Doesn't seem to have made a difference ... certainly not to my morning readings as I only too one pill with evening meals ... but it MIGHT be contributing to that 2 hour high.

Mie
 
Weird day today that started badly and ended well

6.2 fasting
6.8 at 2 hours after breakfast
5.7 before lunch
7.8 at an hour (large bowl French onion soup and a decaf with d. cream)
6.1 at 2 hours (phew!)
5.2 mid afternoon random
4.6 before tea
5.9 at an hour (fried white bread)
5.5 at 2 hours
 
Mike D said:
Hi Neil

Yep, day 4 without them ..... just testing out whether I need them or not. Doesn't seem to have made a difference ... certainly not to my morning readings as I only too one pill with evening meals ... but it MIGHT be contributing to that 2 hour high.

Mie
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Unlikely Mike. Metformin doesn't work that way. It won't stop or reduce spikes. It works by reducing the liver dump a bit, so is more helpful with fasting or during exercise. What did you eat?
 
Mike D said:
Hi Neil

Yep, day 4 without them ..... just testing out whether I need them or not. Doesn't seem to have made a difference ... certainly not to my morning readings as I only too one pill with evening meals ... but it MIGHT be contributing to that 2 hour high.

Mie
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I'm only on one also,1000mg was in the evening, but doing this experiment art the moment seeing whether taking it at midnight makes a difference to the morning fasting, just realised I'm on day 4 also.
Good luck with the non medication, be interesting to watch.
Neil
 
Bluetit1802 said:
Unlikely Mike. Metformin doesn't work that way. It won't stop or reduce spikes. It works by reducing the liver dump a bit, so is more helpful with fasting or during exercise. What did you eat?
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HI BT :)

Lean steak with bacon cheese and broccoli and mushrooms. Pretty much standard for me. The "spike" was less than 2 (good) but I wonder why I had a 6.3 pre dinner (bad) to start with as lunch was simply tuna .... but I had been working outside helping a neighbour

Mike
 
Mike D said:
HI BT :)

Lean steak with bacon cheese and broccoli and mushrooms. Pretty much standard for me. The "spike" was less than 2 (good) but I wonder why I had a 6.3 pre dinner (bad) to start with as lunch was simply tuna .... but I had been working outside helping a neighbour

Mike
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Did you wash your hands? Have you seen @Dibbles1 thread just now? Or did you re-test? It sounds like a bit of a dodgy reading to me.
 
I sure did BT :)

Straight after the 8.1 I did some walking / exercise knowing it would bring me back down but it only reduced to 7.7.

That's not tragic but I do like below 7s where I can realistically achieve that target
 
Mike D said:
I sure did BT :)

Straight after the 8.1 I did some walking / exercise knowing it would bring me back down but it only reduced to 7.7.

That's not tragic but I do like below 7s where I can realistically achieve that target
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Just one of the many twists and turns in this game. You haven't got a dodgy tub of strips have you by any chance?
 
Nope :) and my strips have a tear away edge and the way i use it, my fingers never touch either end
 
So had panic attack just as I was going into cinema - took BS and it had notched up to 5.9 which is high for me late afternoon.
After 2hrs just sitting in cinema I was at 4.6 pre dinner.
No 2 hr as quizzing but at 3 I was 6.5 which is ok after 6 big chips and some salad dressing that seems very sugary.
 
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