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I don't consume a whole lot of carbs. I do enjoy candy here and there, but I can't eat a whole lot because a few pieces and I feel sick. I get thirsty and can't seem to quench it. Frequent urination because I'm drinking so much water to quench my thirst. I'm not saying that the thirst and sugar are correlated well enough to make a claim because it isn't always so. Sometimes I can drink a soft drink and have my thirst quenched. other times a soft drink will make me miserable with thirst.
but the last couple days I've grown more concerned than I had been for years when I tried a sugary alcoholic beverage based on an online recipe and had to lie down for 2 hours waiting for the nausea to pass. I don't really know what it feels like to be intoxicated, but I don't think this was intoxication. and on other occasions, eating just 3 Reese's cups (the larger ones)had the same effect on me. It just doesn't seem like an appropriate response. I don't tend to think that 3 Reese's for a normal person should make them feel sick. This is not something I eat all the time. just occasional.
So, on to the topic: last night I finally said how can I check for diabetes. Is there a way without going to a doctor? I found online that I could buy a tester and fast for 8 hours and check. I ran out and bought a tester with positive reviews. and I played with it last night. roughly 1 hour after I started feeling ill from the candy, I had a reading of 119 mg/dl. Don't know how accurate that is.
This morning I tested myself 4 times. I washed my hands between each time. used different fingers. changed needle things. I went through a few because I didn't always bleed enough.
I pricked myself, tried to massage my finger without squeezing blood out, but... I probably put a bit pressure in my massaging. I'd have pricked myself deeper but my device doesn't seem to work as intended.
I wiped away the first drop of blood because I read it probably contains fluid.
I don't know how well I did this... Going to see a doctor is probably the best next step, but I may have done just fine.
My first reading was 126 mg/dL. But I'm not sure I trust that one because it was my first one. First ones for practice
2nd: 105 mg/dL
3rd: 109 mg/dL
4th: 103 mg/dL
5th: 110 mg/dL this last one I was reusing the needle after I pricked myself, failed to get enough blood, and so I then pricked myself again on a different finger. I also didn't think and used my keyboard to google whether I could reuse a needle. I should have rewashed my hands but I didn't think till after.
How accurate is this device. Is it safe to say that my blood glucose reading is around 106 mg/dL?
and does that mean I probably have prediabetes?
I already eat very little sugar. the most amount of carbs I get are from sandwich bread. I drink mostly water (or this artificially sweetened water beverage we serve at work. SoBe life water). I don't eat pastas or anything like that. I'm not on a specific diet, I just don't care for carbs, except candy, but I consume it rarely. I can't imagine how I could change my diet. Although the symptoms I have, have existed for some time so maybe I've been fending off diabetes with my diet for years now. lol.
I'd like to say that alcohol and I don't agree (I don't drink, I was trying it), and that the candy was spoiled, but I get the feeling that that isn't accurate.
but the last couple days I've grown more concerned than I had been for years when I tried a sugary alcoholic beverage based on an online recipe and had to lie down for 2 hours waiting for the nausea to pass. I don't really know what it feels like to be intoxicated, but I don't think this was intoxication. and on other occasions, eating just 3 Reese's cups (the larger ones)had the same effect on me. It just doesn't seem like an appropriate response. I don't tend to think that 3 Reese's for a normal person should make them feel sick. This is not something I eat all the time. just occasional.
So, on to the topic: last night I finally said how can I check for diabetes. Is there a way without going to a doctor? I found online that I could buy a tester and fast for 8 hours and check. I ran out and bought a tester with positive reviews. and I played with it last night. roughly 1 hour after I started feeling ill from the candy, I had a reading of 119 mg/dl. Don't know how accurate that is.
This morning I tested myself 4 times. I washed my hands between each time. used different fingers. changed needle things. I went through a few because I didn't always bleed enough.
I pricked myself, tried to massage my finger without squeezing blood out, but... I probably put a bit pressure in my massaging. I'd have pricked myself deeper but my device doesn't seem to work as intended.
I wiped away the first drop of blood because I read it probably contains fluid.
I don't know how well I did this... Going to see a doctor is probably the best next step, but I may have done just fine.
My first reading was 126 mg/dL. But I'm not sure I trust that one because it was my first one. First ones for practice
2nd: 105 mg/dL
3rd: 109 mg/dL
4th: 103 mg/dL
5th: 110 mg/dL this last one I was reusing the needle after I pricked myself, failed to get enough blood, and so I then pricked myself again on a different finger. I also didn't think and used my keyboard to google whether I could reuse a needle. I should have rewashed my hands but I didn't think till after.
How accurate is this device. Is it safe to say that my blood glucose reading is around 106 mg/dL?
and does that mean I probably have prediabetes?
I already eat very little sugar. the most amount of carbs I get are from sandwich bread. I drink mostly water (or this artificially sweetened water beverage we serve at work. SoBe life water). I don't eat pastas or anything like that. I'm not on a specific diet, I just don't care for carbs, except candy, but I consume it rarely. I can't imagine how I could change my diet. Although the symptoms I have, have existed for some time so maybe I've been fending off diabetes with my diet for years now. lol.
I'd like to say that alcohol and I don't agree (I don't drink, I was trying it), and that the candy was spoiled, but I get the feeling that that isn't accurate.
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