Just done my first meter reading :))))

[Hevab]

And it's a fasting of 6.2 is that good I'm assuming it is better then my doctors test of 7.7 and I was naughty last night and had pizza with the girls so was expecting it to be really high. What levels should I b aiming for, fasting and 2 hourly after meals? I'm not sure x

 

[bedshaped2000]

i aim for as low as possible in the morning so gives me more lee way in the day. im normally between 4.5 and 5.2 first thing depending on type of exercise the day before. i always have a slive of burgeon toast before bed and always wake up low numbers next morning.

 

[Grazer]

There are no hard and fast rules. Your 6.2 is very good. Below 6.9 is pre-diabetes (borderline diabetes) levels for fasting Blood Sugar (BG). Recommendation is to be below 8.5 2 hours after a meal, but a lot of us like to get lower than that once we're settled in to our new diet and exercise regimes. I wouldn't bother with the fasting test personally at this stage - it only gives you a general idea as to how you're getting on, and is distorted by the "Dawn phenomenon", where your body releases sugar into your blood to prepare you for the day. I'd concentrate on post meal readings to analyse how different foods affect you, and what quantity of carbs you can eat at each meal and stay within limits. Check each meal time with different food types, cooked in different ways. For example, "old" potatos like maris piper BOILED leave me with very high BG, whereas roast I'm ok. The fat slows down the conversion to sugar in the blood. Mashed is even worse, as are jackets, as this releases the starched which do the damage. Boiled new pots are best for me. We're all different, so these are the things you need to find out rather than fasting levels at this stage. Later, you can see how the timing of evening meals, and types, do to your morning BG, (I can't eat within 2 hours of bed without wrecking my morning BG) but priority is working out normal foods first.

 

[Hevab]

5.1 this morning starting to thnk meter ain't working as i had some Choc and biscuits last night I'll be 100 when the Xmas junk has gone lol I can't test after meals just yet because I only had 10 strips and can't afford to buy a box yet (£500 car repair to be paid ) anyway going off track lol my meter only seems to take a very small sample but I wait for the beep b4 removing my finger so assuming its getting enough blood for an accurate reading. Only been doing this two weeks and don't think I've made enough diet changes as yet as still confused but I have started excerzise did 30 mins on my excerzise bike last night maybe that's sunante to do with it lol

 

[Grazer]

Well done Hevab. The meters do only need a little blood. If they bip and give a reading, it means they have got enough. If there's not enough blood, you normally get an error message come up rather than an inaccurate reading. So you are doing well! Now you've seen the fasting readings, maybe worth saving your few strips for 2 hour post meal readings.

 

[Hevab]

Yes think I will try after brek Tomoz rather then morning I gOt a docs appointment nex week as our diabetic specialist wants to
IntRoduce himself so
I'll ask then.

I had a meter two years ago when Preg and it felt like ibhad to hold my finger there ages lol this one is so much quicker and easier x