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how do i know my pre and post meal numbers are on track ?

Have you reversed diabetes on low carb high fat or keto ?
 
Charis1213 said:
Have you reversed diabetes on low carb high fat or keto ?
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I only concentrated on reducing my blood sugars, so ate to my meter. I never even set out to eat low carb. I just ate, tested and reacted to the foods I was eating. Low carb transpired to be the way of eating my meter guided. I have never striven to go keto, although I undoubtedly will have from time to time.
 
@Brunneria I am in awe at your ability to fill 2 vials (even smallish ones) with finger prick blood. I can't even make my blood spots drip, even using the highest settings on my jabber. I just get a blob that is just about big enough to do a meter test. No way could I even do do 2 tests from the same blob.
 

I have the same problem with glucometer finger prickers.

That is why I emphasised in my post above how different the Thriva finger prickers are. Whole different ball game.

It is just a matter of physics. Make a big enough hole; get enough blood out. Very simple, really.

They also include a very helpful little set of instructions to help you to ensure an excellent blood supply to your fingers (soaking in hot water, windmilling arms) and give you extra prickers so you can try again, if your first well dries up.
 
kitedoc said:
So T2Ds, say before a meal, your BSL is 8 or 9 mmol/l, do you still eat the same number of carbs or do you modify your intake of carbs? (assuming also that you are not taking insulin).??
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I’m very low carb anyway but if I got those readings before id definitely lower the carbs if possible or skip eating and fast. Although sometimes my readings can be raised but nothing happens when I eat. I haven’t a clue what my body will do!!
 
I am not going to keep testing that many times, going to just test up to four times a day and wait for my Ac1 result then just test mornings and after evening meals cos don't want to get too obsessive with it as I have panic disorder and anxiety and it can become habit forming for me .
 

Just had a look at their website and can’t see that fasting insulin or insulin resistance test is an option.
 
I didn't mean test that often all the time, just as an experiment to see the pattern of your bg rises and drops. Even once could be educational. I do agree, diabetes and testing can take over far too much of one's life, even without any tendency to anxiety etc. (Although who hasn't got a tendency to anxiety, especially faced with diabetes.)
 
Brunneria said:
This last set of tests Thriva offered a few optional extras. One of them was a fasting Insulin for a mere £8.
What a bargain!
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I've had a look at the Thriva site but can't find the optional extras. I did however find a 50% off your first test code: STEDAVIES
 
Alexandra100 said:
I've had a look at the Thriva site but can't find the optional extras. I did however find a 50% off your first test code: STEDAVIES
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Thank you. I have used them before via a private specialist but will give it a go. I’m going to phone them to ask about the tests.
 
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