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how am I doing bit confused ??

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hey guys tis me again. Thank you al for your support the other night. Today I took myself of for a long chat to myself and thought looking at my BG results and the fact I am losing waight was all very positive.

yay then I got home and decided to look ar my Desmond folder and what the nurse had said now I am somewhat confused and hope you can help me a little as always my loves .
Okay when I saw the nurse she said my three month test showed my BG number was 74 and wants me to get it to 53 now , she told me not to worry as I was doing well.
Now I am taking my BG every two hrs after eating until about 8pm when I stop for the night ( thought this was okay ) .
Here is my dilemma I have seen readings of between 5.8 and 7.8 but the nurse gave me urine strips and they are showing 1.1 so she says I am running at at least 10 ?
The Desmond book says the same . The thing is I thought my BG results were great so have beenreety chuffed but now know I am not doing that well though? Thing that confuses me though is when she tested my water it was negative . Urine testing she says is the figure I should be looking at , I have my next test end ofjuly to seeif diet alone is working , I thought I was doing so well until a few minutes ago and was going out for a glass or two of wine with my son to celebrate end of exams now feel so confused, why canti get this right guys. Also can anyone shed any lighten this I had an ECG a few weeks ago when I was taken into hospital ar first the paramedic said it was fine but I have just looked at the readout he gave me and it is printed on the top as Abnormal ECG ?? Any advice my loves from the worrying one xxx
 
I have never been given any urine strips and have no idea what I would do with them if I had some, or what the readings would mean. I just have my urine tested when I have a review with my nurse. So I am sorry I can't help you on this one. If you are getting readings of 5.8 to 7.8 2 hours after meals, you are doing extremely well in my eyes.
 
Bluetit1802 said:
I have never been given any urine strips and have no idea what I would do with them if I had some, or what the readings would mean. I just have my urine tested when I have a review with my nurse. So I am sorry I can't help you on this one. If you are getting readings of 5.8 to 7.8 2 hours after meals, you are doing extremely well in my eyes.
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You have helped me with this one Hun , you told me I am doing well and trust me that means so much. I just keep thinking what if my one hour after a meal that is the problem but I felt calmer taking them two hrs after and that seems to be the advice given here if that makes sense.
You know that's the thing that has confused me my nurse tests my urine when I see her and the last two have been fine , but the ones she gave me show glucose now I asked her if I needed to take them as I felt the one she was doing should surely tell them but she said the ones they give you take home are more sensitive than the ones they use ?? I sat thinking how can the ones we have be more sensitive than the ones you use when your the friggin surgery who diagnose us xx
 
I use the BG/keto strips to check for ketones. I found the BG part isn't accurate at all and not worth doing. I just read the ketone part. stick with your BG meter. more accurate than our home meters is a lab blood test
 
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