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I’m back! Just tested one hour after dinner (brown basmati rice, pork, veg) got 4.8. This is extremely unusual for me as that’s pretty close to my fasting numbers.

I’ve emailed the manufacturer re checking the meter (the strips are in date and only recently bought) - but am I just being silly? I guess if the meter was faulty I wouldn’t only be getting low readings and it would likely be a mixture of bizarre readings, some up, some down? I did see a 5.2 this morning after breakfast. Very odd.
 
Mr_Pot said:
Have you tried testing a non- diabetic?
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I am non diabetic (I think!) I had suspected gestational diabetes but not confirmed as I couldn’t have a glucose tolerance test. I’m testing to make sure they haven’t crept up. Same meter I used during pregnancy, and my readings were higher then..
 
Doireallyneedanams said:
I am non diabetic (I think!) I had suspected gestational diabetes but not confirmed as I couldn’t have a glucose tolerance test. I’m testing to make sure they haven’t crept up. Same meter I used during pregnancy, and my readings were higher then..
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I meant test someone else as a check of your meter, but it seems the readings you are getting are normal anyway.
 
So I decided to check more frequently post meal to see what was going on, I guess based on this the meter is working fine! Does this look like a normal insulin response to you?

Breakfast - Wholemeal pitta bread with fillings (cheese, ham, salad, mayo)
3 Rich tea biscuits (wanted to make sure I would get SOME rise to check the meter)
Cup of tea with milk
Milky coffee
Net carbs 45g

15 mins - 5.2
30 mins - 7
1 hour - 6.6
1 hour 15 - 5.9
 
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Doireallyneedanams said:
So I decided to check more frequently post meal to see what was going on, I guess based on this the meter is working fine! Does this look like a normal insulin response to you?

Breakfast - Wholemeal pitta bread with fillings (cheese, ham, salad, mayo)
3 Rich tea biscuits (wanted to make sure I would get SOME rise to check the meter)
Cup of tea with milk
Milky coffee
Net carbs 45g

15 mins - 5.2
30 mins - 7
1 hour - 6.6
1 hour 15 - 5.9
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Looks about right to me for a non diabetic..
 
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