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<blockquote data-quote="Brie912" data-source="post: 1881084" data-attributes="member: 479038"><p>Hi, I've been having some unexpected BG readings lately. The last few days, I haven't been able to get a reading above 7, even though I've been eating chocolate, crisps and toast (wouldn't normally, but it's the only way I've been able to get BG up). I've been getting readings under 5 a lot and unless I've eaten something high in sugar, I haven't been able to get it up and keep it up. Normally I have a low carb diet and I get occasional readings under 5, but eating a low carb meal or snack sorts it out. The last few days, that hasn't worked and I've been eating high sugar foods without getting readings above 7. I've had a couple of readings of 4.2 and 4.1 but when repeated a minute later has gone up to high 4 or low 5. </p><p></p><p>Anyway, now it's saying BG is 3.8 and I don't feel shaky like I normally do when it gets under 5. I don't know what's going on. I got HbA1C results on Friday and in 3 months I've gone down from 96 to 46, which I'm thrilled with. Could this have something to do with why I'm having trouble keeping my BG up? Or is it more likely to be a faulty BG monitor? And can I use any quality control solution to test it? Because I've got some at work (healthcare professional perks!) for the ward's BG monitors. I'm going to treat with orange juice and some microwave chips anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brie912, post: 1881084, member: 479038"] Hi, I've been having some unexpected BG readings lately. The last few days, I haven't been able to get a reading above 7, even though I've been eating chocolate, crisps and toast (wouldn't normally, but it's the only way I've been able to get BG up). I've been getting readings under 5 a lot and unless I've eaten something high in sugar, I haven't been able to get it up and keep it up. Normally I have a low carb diet and I get occasional readings under 5, but eating a low carb meal or snack sorts it out. The last few days, that hasn't worked and I've been eating high sugar foods without getting readings above 7. I've had a couple of readings of 4.2 and 4.1 but when repeated a minute later has gone up to high 4 or low 5. Anyway, now it's saying BG is 3.8 and I don't feel shaky like I normally do when it gets under 5. I don't know what's going on. I got HbA1C results on Friday and in 3 months I've gone down from 96 to 46, which I'm thrilled with. Could this have something to do with why I'm having trouble keeping my BG up? Or is it more likely to be a faulty BG monitor? And can I use any quality control solution to test it? Because I've got some at work (healthcare professional perks!) for the ward's BG monitors. I'm going to treat with orange juice and some microwave chips anyway. [/QUOTE]
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