and got a reading of 8.2, but felt that was too high compared to my after dinner test. When tested again straight after it was 9.4.
Hi,
@Type1Newb , it takes a long time to figure out the ins and outs of bg testing.
Blood sugar is never stable, it moves around a lot, even in non-T1s, meters aren't really that accurate.
Instead of looking at it in terms of absolute numbers, I tend to think about it in terms of ranges.
Ideally, I'll be in the general 4.5 to 6.5 range, and I'll not worry too much if a strip test puts me in that broad range.
If I see an 8.2 or 9.4, I'd not be worrying to much about whether it's actually 8.2 or 9.4. I'd be saying, ok, both of those aren't in my preferred 4.5 to 6.5 range, and I'd then be thinking about how much active insulin I've still got on board, and whether that's enough to pull it back down in the last few hours of insulin action, or whether an extra 1 or 2u correction dose is needed to help it along.
You're newly dx'd, so I wouldn't worry too much about getting perfect levels. It takes time to learn the ins and outs of this. You've got a lot of leeway to make mistakes and learn from them.
Good luck!