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Do these readings look OK?

Can you tell us if and when you ate during the times of these readings?
 
Starfish18 said:
View attachment 30870 Bit worried as they seem a bit up and down. I know they're still a bit high yet
Tia
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They seem fine. Not even non-diabetics have a completely flat line, but yours are without worrying peaks. You only just started this journey, right? That taken into consideration you're doing very well :) Most meters aren't 100% precise anyway.
 
If these readings are before and 2 hours after food then they are really good, no post meal spikes. Give it time and the starting point will gradually reduce.
 
briped said:
They seem fine. Not even non-diabetics have a completely flat line, but yours are without worrying peaks. You only just started this journey, right? That taken into consideration you're doing very well :) Most meters aren't 100% precise anyway.
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Yes I've only just started this journey. On day 2 of testing, was diagnosed a week ago with a hba1c of 95
Thank you. That's reassuring!
 
Alison Campbell said:
Wow you are doing really well, you have halved your daily average. HBA1c of 95 equates to 14.6 using this calculator

https://www.diabetes.co.uk/hba1c-to-blood-sugar-level-converter.html

Be warned, a bit like weightloss, the closer you get to normal the more likely it may slow down. This is when patience is really important.
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Thank you. I'm trying really hard to be lchf. Obviously what I'm doing is working which is good to know.
Thanks for the heads up about being patient that's something I struggle with lol
 
If I could get levels like this at the beginning of this journey, I would be very happy. Well done, you’re doing great :)
 
Starfish18 said:
Thank you. I'm trying really hard to be lchf. Obviously what I'm doing is working which is good to know.
Thanks for the heads up about being patient that's something I struggle with lol
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Welcome to the forum. It looks to me that your diet changes are already sending you in the right direction and the volatility is within ranges that we pretty much all see - especially so early on. Remember that the life of blood cell is circa 3 months so look after the new ones and the sugary old ones will die off...Hba1c falls as a result
I wrote a blog about my first 50 days post diagnosis - it's a rollercoaster at first so this may help and resonate.

https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/type-2-my-first-50-days.2190/
Good luck.
 
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